Elegant Spreadwing vs Mountain Water Rat

Lestes inaequalis compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Elegant Spreadwing is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Spreadwing	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lestidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lestes	Baiyankamys
Species	Lestes inaequalis	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Spreadwing and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Spreadwing	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.