Common Spreadwing vs Peruvian night monkey

Lestes sponsa compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Peruvian night monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Peruvian night monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lestidae	Aotidae
Genus	Lestes	Aotus
Species	Lestes sponsa	Aotus miconax

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Peruvian night monkey share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Peruvian night monkey
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.

Peruvian night monkey

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.