Bronze Sprite vs Yellow Shadow Ant

Arielulus circumdatus compared with Lasius umbratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Sprite	Yellow Shadow Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Formicidae
Genus	Arielulus	Lasius
Species	Arielulus circumdatus	Lasius umbratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bronze Sprite and Yellow Shadow Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bronze Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Shadow Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Sprite	Yellow Shadow Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Shadow Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bronze Sprite

The Bronze Sprite (Arielulus circumdatus) is a species in the genus Arielulus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.