4-Spotted Digger Wasp vs Mérida Brocket

Crossocerus quadrimaculatus compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Crabronidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Crossocerus	Mazama
Species	Crossocerus quadrimaculatus	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.