Common Spreadwing vs Dryad Monkey

Lestes sponsa compared with Chlorocebus dryas

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Dryad Monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Dryad Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lestidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lestes	Chlorocebus
Species	Lestes sponsa	Chlorocebus dryas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Dryad Monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Dryad Monkey
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.

Dryad Monkey

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.