Leste Disjoint vs Leste Verdoyant

Lestes disjunctus compared with Lestes virens

Key Differences

• Leste Disjoint is Least Concern while Leste Verdoyant is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leste Disjoint	Leste Verdoyant
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Lestidae	Lestidae
Genus same	Lestes	Lestes
Species	Lestes disjunctus	Lestes virens

Evolutionary Relationship

Leste Disjoint and Leste Verdoyant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lestes.

Conservation Status

Leste Disjoint

LC — Least Concern

Leste Verdoyant

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leste Disjoint	Leste Verdoyant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leste Disjoint

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Leste Verdoyant

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.