German Wasp vs Graceful Laucha

Vespula germanica compared with Calomys lepidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	German Wasp	Graceful Laucha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Vespula	Calomys
Species	Vespula germanica	Calomys lepidus

Evolutionary Relationship

German Wasp and Graceful Laucha share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

German Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	German Wasp	Graceful Laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

German Wasp

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile).

Graceful Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.