Common Spreadwing vs Neghrohion Long-fingered Bat

Lestes sponsa compared with Miniopterus maghrebensis

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Neghrohion Long-fingered Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Neghrohion Long-fingered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lestidae	Miniopteridae
Genus	Lestes	Miniopterus
Species	Lestes sponsa	Miniopterus maghrebensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Neghrohion Long-fingered Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Neghrohion Long-fingered Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Neghrohion Long-fingered Bat
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.

Neghrohion Long-fingered Bat

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.