Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp vs Harmless Serotine

Crossocerus dimidiatus compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Crabronidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Crossocerus	Eptesicus
Species	Crossocerus dimidiatus	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp

The Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp (Crossocerus dimidiatus) is a species in the genus Crossocerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.