Leste Fiancé vs Campagnol terrestre

Lestes sponsa compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Leste Fiancé is Least Concern while Campagnol terrestre is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leste Fiancé	Campagnol terrestre
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lestidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lestes	Arvicola
Species	Lestes sponsa	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Leste Fiancé and Campagnol terrestre share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Leste Fiancé

LC — Least Concern

Campagnol terrestre

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leste Fiancé	Campagnol terrestre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leste Fiancé

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Campagnol terrestre

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Leste Fiancé

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden