Common Spreadwing vs Maxwell's Duiker

Lestes sponsa compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lestidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lestes	Philantomba
Species	Lestes sponsa	Philantomba maxwellii

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Maxwell's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Maxwell's Duiker
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.

Maxwell's Duiker

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.