Common Spreadwing vs Greedy Olalla Rat

Lestes sponsa compared with Olallamys edax

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Greedy Olalla Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Greedy Olalla Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lestidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Lestes	Olallamys
Species	Lestes sponsa	Olallamys edax

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Greedy Olalla Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Greedy Olalla Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Greedy Olalla Rat
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.

Greedy Olalla Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.