Ant vs Azorean predacious diving beetle

Tetramorium lanuginosum compared with Agabus godmanni

Key Differences

• Ant is Not Evaluated while Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ant	Azorean predacious diving beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Formicidae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Tetramorium	Agabus
Species	Tetramorium lanuginosum	Agabus godmanni

Evolutionary Relationship

Ant and Azorean predacious diving beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ant	Azorean predacious diving beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ant

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Malta, Spain), North America (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga).

Azorean predacious diving beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Ant

The Ant (Tetramorium lanuginosum) is a species in the genus Tetramorium. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Azorean predacious diving beetle

The Azorean predacious diving beetle (Agabus godmanni) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.