Common Spreadwing vs Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Lestes sponsa compared with Chaerephon gallagheri

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lestidae	Molossidae
Genus	Lestes	Chaerephon
Species	Lestes sponsa	Chaerephon gallagheri

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
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.

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

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.