Common Spreadwing vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Lestes sponsa compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lestidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lestes	Notopteris
Species	Lestes sponsa	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit 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.

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit 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.