Common Spreadwing vs Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat

Lestes sponsa compared with Batomys hamiguitan

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lestidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lestes	Batomys
Species	Lestes sponsa	Batomys hamiguitan

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed 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.

Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat

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.