Butterfly-leaf vs Guinea ant

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Tetramorium bicarinatum

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Guinea ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Guinea ant
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Formicidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Tetramorium
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Tetramorium bicarinatum

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Guinea ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Guinea ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Guinea ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (12 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile).

Butterfly-leaf

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