bastard copperleaf vs pharaoh ant

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Monomorium pharaonis

Key Differences

• bastard copperleaf is Least Concern while pharaoh ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	pharaoh ant
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Formicidae
Genus	Acalypha	Monomorium
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Monomorium pharaonis

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

pharaoh ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	pharaoh ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

pharaoh ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba