4-Spotted Digger Wasp vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Crossocerus quadrimaculatus compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Crabronidae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Crossocerus	Calomyscus
Species	Crossocerus quadrimaculatus	Calomyscus hotsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

4-Spotted Digger Wasp and Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

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.