Common Spreadwing vs Mérida Brocket

Lestes sponsa compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Mérida Brocket
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	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Lestes	Mazama
Species	Lestes sponsa	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.