Arrowhead Spiketail vs North African Hedgehog

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Atelerix
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Atelerix algirus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and North African Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	North African Hedgehog
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.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

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.