Blue-striped Spreadwing vs Ecuadorean Akodont

Lestes tenuatus compared with Neomicroxus latebricola

Key Differences

• Blue-striped Spreadwing is Least Concern while Ecuadorean Akodont is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-striped Spreadwing	Ecuadorean Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lestidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lestes	Neomicroxus
Species	Lestes tenuatus	Neomicroxus latebricola

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-striped Spreadwing and Ecuadorean Akodont share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-striped Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Akodont

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-striped Spreadwing	Ecuadorean Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-striped Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Ecuadorean Akodont

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blue-striped Spreadwing

The Blue-striped Spreadwing (Lestes tenuatus) is a species in the genus Lestes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.