Common Spreadwing vs العقاب الذهبي

Lestes sponsa compared with Aquila chrysaetos

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while العقاب الذهبي is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	العقاب الذهبي
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Odonata (يعسوبيات)	Accipitriformes (بازيات)
Family	Lestidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Lestes	Aquila (True Eagles)
Species	Lestes sponsa	Aquila chrysaetos

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and العقاب الذهبي share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

العقاب الذهبي

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	العقاب الذهبي
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

العقاب الذهبي

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Common Spreadwing

Common Spreadwing (Lestes sponsa) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

العقاب الذهبي

Among the most powerful and widely distributed raptors in the world, golden eagles have wingspans reaching 2.2 meters and inhabit mountainous terrain across the Northern Hemisphere. Supreme aerial hunters, they use soaring flight and steep dives at speeds over 200 km/h to capture rabbits, hares, ground squirrels, and occasionally young deer and foxes. In many cultures they have been central to falconry traditions spanning millennia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden