Leste Fiancé vs Golden hamster

Lestes sponsa compared with Mesocricetus auratus

Key Differences

• Leste Fiancé is Least Concern while Golden hamster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leste Fiancé	Golden hamster
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	Mesocricetus
Species	Lestes sponsa	Mesocricetus auratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Leste Fiancé

LC — Least Concern

Golden hamster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leste Fiancé	Golden hamster
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.

Golden hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway