Arrowhead Spiketail vs Mexican vole

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arrowhead Spiketail Mexican vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cordulegastridae Cricetidae
Genus Cordulegaster Microtus
Species Cordulegaster obliqua Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arrowhead Spiketail Mexican vole
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 vole

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.

Mexican vole

No description available.

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