Basedow's Wattle vs Hercules Ant

Acacia basedowii compared with Camponotus herculeanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basedow's Wattle	Hercules Ant
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Formicidae
Genus	Acacia	Camponotus
Species	Acacia basedowii	Camponotus herculeanus

Conservation Status

Basedow's Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Hercules Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basedow's Wattle	Hercules Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basedow's Wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Hercules Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Basedow's Wattle

The Basedow's Wattle (Acacia basedowii) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.