Common Spreadwing vs Northern elephant seal

Lestes sponsa compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Lestidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Lestes	Mirounga
Species	Lestes sponsa	Mirounga angustirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Northern elephant seal share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Northern elephant seal
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.

Northern elephant seal

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.