Coppery Sprite vs Yellow Shadow Ant

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Lasius umbratus

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Yellow Shadow Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery 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 cuprosus	Lasius umbratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Shadow Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery 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.