Arrowhead Spiketail vs Porter s Rock Rat

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Porter s Rock Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Octodontidae
Genus	Cordulegaster	Aconaemys
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Aconaemys porteri

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Porter s Rock Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Porter s Rock Rat
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.

Porter s Rock Rat

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.