Common Spreadwing vs Philippine tarsier

Lestes sponsa compared with Carlito syrichta

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Philippine tarsier is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Philippine tarsier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Lestidae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Lestes	Carlito
Species	Lestes sponsa	Carlito syrichta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Philippine tarsier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Philippine tarsier
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.

Philippine tarsier

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.