Bed-jacket vs Small Black Ant

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Lasius niger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Small Black Ant
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Sapindaceae Formicidae
Genus Alectryon Lasius
Species Alectryon tomentosus Lasius niger

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Small Black Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Small Black Ant
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Small Black Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Small Black Ant

No description available.

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