4-Spotted Digger Wasp vs Foca Pia

Crossocerus quadrimaculatus compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• 4-Spotted Digger Wasp is Least Concern while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Foca Pia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Crabronidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Crossocerus	Pagophilus
Species	Crossocerus quadrimaculatus	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

4-Spotted Digger Wasp and Foca Pia share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Foca Pia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

The 4-Spotted Digger Wasp (Crossocerus quadrimaculatus) is a species in the genus Crossocerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden