Common Spreadwing vs Gabon Talapoin

Lestes sponsa compared with Miopithecus ogouensis

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Gabon Talapoin
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	Miopithecus
Species	Lestes sponsa	Miopithecus ogouensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Gabon Talapoin
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.

Gabon Talapoin

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.