Fire ant vs Lamulate Shrew

Solenopsis geminata compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Key Differences

• Fire ant is Not Evaluated while Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

Fire ant and Lamulate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fire ant	Lamulate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.