Arrowhead Spiketail vs Common Goldenring

Cordulegaster obliqua compared with Cordulegaster boltonii

Key Differences

• Arrowhead Spiketail is Least Concern while Common Goldenring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Spiketail	Common Goldenring
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Odonata (蜻蜓目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family same	Cordulegastridae	Cordulegastridae
Genus same	Cordulegaster	Cordulegaster
Species	Cordulegaster obliqua	Cordulegaster boltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Spiketail and Common Goldenring share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cordulegaster.

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Common Goldenring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Spiketail	Common Goldenring
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.

Common Goldenring

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Common Goldenring

金环蜻蜓（Cordulegaster boltonii）在IUCN红色名录中被列为濒危（EN）。在野外面临较高的灭绝风险，种群数量显著下降，生存威胁持续存在。