Common Spreadwing vs Mexican cottontail

Lestes sponsa compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Lestidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Lestes	Sylvilagus
Species	Lestes sponsa	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

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.