Coppery Sprite vs Slender Digger Wasp

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Crossocerus elongatulus

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Slender Digger Wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Slender Digger 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	Crossocerus
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Crossocerus elongatulus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Slender Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Slender Digger Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.