Fire ant vs Large False Serotine

Solenopsis geminata compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Fire ant is Not Evaluated while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fire ant	Large False Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Formicidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Solenopsis	Hesperoptenus
Species	Solenopsis geminata	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Fire ant and Large False Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fire ant	Large False Serotine
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).

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.