Coppery Sprite vs Fire ant

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Solenopsis geminata

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Fire ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Fire 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	Solenopsis
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Solenopsis geminata

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery Sprite and Fire ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Fire ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).