Ant vs Pavement ant

Tetramorium simillimum compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Key Differences

• Ant is Not Evaluated while Pavement ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ant	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Formicidae	Formicidae
Genus same	Tetramorium	Tetramorium
Species	Tetramorium simillimum	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Ant and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tetramorium.

Conservation Status

Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ant	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu), and South America (Venezuela).

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).

Ant

The Ant (Tetramorium simillimum) is a species in the genus Tetramorium. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇮🇳 India 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela