Chestnut dunnart vs Common Spreadwing

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lestes sponsa

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Common Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Common Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lestidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lestes
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lestes sponsa

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Common Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Common Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.