Common Spreadwing vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Lestes sponsa compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Lestidae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Lestes	Mystacina
Species	Lestes sponsa	Mystacina tuberculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (प्राणी)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Spreadwing

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.