Common Spreadwing vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Lestes sponsa compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Lestidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Lestes	Rhynchocyon
Species	Lestes sponsa	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
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.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.