Common Spreadwing vs Mound-building Mouse

Lestes sponsa compared with Mus spicilegus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Odonata (Стрекозы)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Lestidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lestes	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Lestes sponsa	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Mound-building Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Mound-building Mouse
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.

Mound-building Mouse

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.