Lesueur's Hairy Bat vs Small Emerald Spreadwing

Cistugo lesueuri compared with Lestes virens

Key Differences

• Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern while Small Emerald Spreadwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesueur's Hairy Bat	Small Emerald Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cistugidae	Lestidae
Genus	Cistugo	Lestes
Species	Cistugo lesueuri	Lestes virens

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesueur's Hairy Bat and Small Emerald Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small Emerald Spreadwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesueur's Hairy Bat	Small Emerald Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Emerald Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.