Coppery Sprite vs Mournful Wasp

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Pemphredon lugubris

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Mournful Wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Mournful Wasp
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	Crabronidae
Genus	Arielulus	Pemphredon
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Pemphredon lugubris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Mournful Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Mournful Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mournful Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.