Common Spreadwing vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Lestes sponsa compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lestidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Lestes	Cardiocranius
Species	Lestes sponsa	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

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.