Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Black-Lined Periwinkle

Anoplius viaticus compared with Littorina saxatilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Black-Lined Periwinkle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Pompilidae	Littorinidae
Genus	Anoplius	Littorina
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Littorina saxatilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Banded Spider Wasp and Black-Lined Periwinkle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Black-Lined Periwinkle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Black-Lined Periwinkle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Banded Spider Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black-Lined Periwinkle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Black Banded Spider Wasp

The Black Banded Spider Wasp (Anoplius viaticus) is a species in the genus Anoplius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Black-Lined Periwinkle

The Black-Lined Periwinkle (Littorina saxatilis) is a species in the genus Littorina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.