Cinnamon antechinus vs Common Spreadwing

Antechinus leo compared with Lestes sponsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cinnamon antechinus Common Spreadwing
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Insecta (昆虫)
Order Dasyuromorphia (フクロネコ目) Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family Dasyuridae Lestidae
Genus Antechinus Lestes
Species Antechinus leo Lestes sponsa

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon antechinus and Common Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cinnamon antechinus Common Spreadwing
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Cinnamon antechinus

The cinnamon antechinus (Antechinus leo) is a small marsupial in the family Dasyuridae, endemic to northeastern Queensland, Australia, particularly the Cape York Peninsula. It inhabits tropical and subtropical rainforest and forest margins at low elevations, sheltering in tree hollows, dense vine tangles, and fallen logs. Like all antechinuses, it is a specialist insectivore, consuming beetles, cockroaches, moths, and other invertebrates, and occasionally small lizards. The cinnamon antechinus is named for its rich cinnamon-brown dorsal fur. A remarkable feature shared by all antechinus species is semelparous reproduction: males undergo a catastrophic physiological decline and die shortly after a brief, intense mating season in winter, leaving only the pregnant females to carry the population into the next generation. This extreme reproductive strategy results in completely male-free populations for most of the year. The species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, with populations within Cape York's relatively intact tropical forest. However, like all antechinuses, it faces threats from feral predators (cats and foxes), habitat degradation, and altered fire regimes. Climate change poses a long-term risk by shrinking the cool, moist forest habitats this species depends on. Genetic studies of Australian antechinuses have revealed considerable cryptic diversity.

Common Spreadwing

エゾイトトンボ類(Lestes sponsa)はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念(LC)に分類されている。分布域全体で広く生息し個体数は安定しており、早急な保全上の懸念はない。

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