Common Spreadwing vs Masked Tita

Lestes sponsa compared with Callicebus personatus

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Masked Tita is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Masked Tita
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lestidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Lestes	Callicebus
Species	Lestes sponsa	Callicebus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Masked Tita
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.

Masked Tita

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.