Common Spreadwing vs Greater naked-tailed armadillo

Lestes sponsa compared with Cabassous tatouay

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Greater naked-tailed armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Lestidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Lestes	Cabassous
Species	Lestes sponsa	Cabassous tatouay

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Greater naked-tailed armadillo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Greater naked-tailed armadillo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Greater naked-tailed armadillo
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.

Greater naked-tailed armadillo

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.