4-Spotted Digger Wasp vs Franciscana

Crossocerus quadrimaculatus compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• 4-Spotted Digger Wasp is Least Concern while Franciscana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Franciscana
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Crabronidae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Crossocerus	Pontoporia
Species	Crossocerus quadrimaculatus	Pontoporia blainvillei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Franciscana
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.

Franciscana

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.