Common Spreadwing vs Pig-footed bandicoot

Lestes sponsa compared with Chaeropus ecaudatus

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Pig-footed bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Pig-footed bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Lestidae	Chaeropodidae
Genus	Lestes	Chaeropus
Species	Lestes sponsa	Chaeropus ecaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Pig-footed bandicoot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Pig-footed bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Pig-footed bandicoot
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.

Pig-footed bandicoot

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.