Common Spreadwing vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Lestes sponsa compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Lestidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lestes	Heteromys
Species	Lestes sponsa	Heteromys desmarestianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket 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.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.