Jet Ant vs Yellow Shadow Ant

Lasius fuliginosus compared with Lasius umbratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jet Ant	Yellow Shadow Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order same	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)
Family same	Formicidae	Formicidae
Genus same	Lasius	Lasius
Species	Lasius fuliginosus	Lasius umbratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jet Ant and Yellow Shadow Ant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lasius.

Conservation Status

Jet Ant

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Shadow Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jet Ant	Yellow Shadow Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jet Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Yellow Shadow Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden