Arrowhead Spiketail vs Long-tailed Marmot

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Marmota caudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cordulegaster	Marmota
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Long-tailed Marmot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Long-tailed Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowhead Spiketail

The Arrowhead Spiketail, Cordulegaster obliqua, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.