Field Digger Wasp vs Laysan Duck

Mellinus arvensis compared with Anas laysanensis

Key Differences

• Field Digger Wasp is Least Concern while Laysan Duck is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Digger Wasp	Laysan Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Crabronidae	Anatidae
Genus	Mellinus	Anas
Species	Mellinus arvensis	Anas laysanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Field Digger Wasp and Laysan Duck share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Field Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Laysan Duck

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Digger Wasp	Laysan Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Laysan Duck

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Laysan Duck

Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway