Black Banded Spider Wasp vs Eurasian Thick-knee

Anoplius viaticus compared with Burhinus oedicnemus

Key Differences

• Black Banded Spider Wasp is Least Concern while Eurasian Thick-knee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Eurasian Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Pompilidae	Burhinidae
Genus	Anoplius	Burhinus
Species	Anoplius viaticus	Burhinus oedicnemus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Banded Spider Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian Thick-knee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Banded Spider Wasp	Eurasian Thick-knee
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.

Eurasian Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden