Common Spreadwing vs gray wolf
Lestes sponsa compared with Canis lupus
Key Differences
- Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while gray wolf is Critically Endangered.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Common Spreadwing | gray wolf |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom same | Animalia (Animals) | Animalia (Animals) |
| Phylum | Arthropoda (artrópode) | Chordata (cordados) |
| Class | Insecta (inseto) | Mammalia (mamíferos) |
| Order | Odonata (Odonata) | Carnivora (carnívoros) |
| Family | Lestidae | Canidae (Dogs & Wolves) |
| Genus | Lestes | Canis (Dogs & Wolves) |
| Species | Lestes sponsa | Canis lupus |
Evolutionary Relationship
Common Spreadwing and gray wolf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)
Conservation Status
Common Spreadwing
LC — Least Concerngray wolf
CR — Critically EndangeredPopulation: ~300.0K
Trend: Stable →
Physical Characteristics
| Attribute | Common Spreadwing | gray wolf |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | Carnivore |
| Average Lifespan | — | 13 years |
| Average Length | — | 1.6 m |
| Average Weight | — | 45.0 kg |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Common Spreadwing
Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.
Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.
gray wolf
Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 13 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.
Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.
Common Spreadwing
O Lestes sponsa está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.
gray wolf
O lobo-cinzento (Canis lupus), o canídeo selvagem mais amplamente distribuído, ocorre da América do Norte à Eurásia em habitats diversos, incluindo tundra, florestas e pradarias. São animais altamente sociais que vivem em matilhas familiares lideradas por um casal reprodutor dominante. Como predadores-chave, os lobos regulam as populações de presas e moldam profundamente a estrutura do ecossistema, como demonstrou sua reintrodução em Yellowstone. Antes muito perseguidos, as populações estão se recuperando em muitas regiões.
Shared Countries
Both species can be found in 4 countries:
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