Common Spreadwing vs Desert Bandicoot

Lestes sponsa compared with Perameles eremiana

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Desert Bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Desert Bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Lestidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Lestes	Perameles
Species	Lestes sponsa	Perameles eremiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Desert Bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

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.