Common Spreadwing vs Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Lestes sponsa compared with Carollia monohernandezi

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lestidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lestes	Carollia
Species	Lestes sponsa	Carollia monohernandezi

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat
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.

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.