De Winton's Shrew vs Fire ant

Chodsigoa hypsibia compared with Solenopsis geminata

Key Differences

• De Winton's Shrew is Least Concern while Fire ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Winton's Shrew	Fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Formicidae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Solenopsis
Species	Chodsigoa hypsibia	Solenopsis geminata

Evolutionary Relationship

De Winton's Shrew and Fire ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

De Winton's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	De Winton's Shrew	Fire ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

De Winton's Shrew

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).