Common Spreadwing vs Highland Mangabey

Lestes sponsa compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Highland Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Highland Mangabey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lestidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lestes	Rungwecebus
Species	Lestes sponsa	Rungwecebus kipunji

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Highland Mangabey share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Highland Mangabey
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.

Highland Mangabey

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.