Foca Pia vs Yellow Shadow Ant

Pagophilus groenlandicus compared with Lasius umbratus

Key Differences

• Foca Pia is Not Evaluated while Yellow Shadow Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foca Pia	Yellow Shadow Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Formicidae
Genus	Pagophilus	Lasius
Species	Pagophilus groenlandicus	Lasius umbratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow Shadow Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foca Pia	Yellow Shadow Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Yellow Shadow Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden