Arrowhead Spiketail vs Mountain Coati

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Cordulegaster	Nasua
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.