Arrowhead Spiketail vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cordulegaster	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Pteropus vetula

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and New Caledonian Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	New Caledonian Flying Fox
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.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

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.