Arrowhead Spiketail vs Mexican prairie dog

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Cynomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Mexican prairie dog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Mexican prairie dog
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	Cynomys
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Cynomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Mexican prairie dog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Mexican prairie dog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Mexican prairie dog
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.

Mexican prairie dog

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.