Common Spreadwing vs Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

Lestes sponsa compared with Dasypus pilosus

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Hairy Long-nosed 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	Dasypus
Species	Lestes sponsa	Dasypus pilosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Hairy Long-nosed 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.

Hairy Long-nosed 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.