Red Wasp vs Western yellowjacket

Vespula rufa compared with Vespula pensylvanica

Key Differences

• Red Wasp is Least Concern while Western yellowjacket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Wasp	Western yellowjacket
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	Vespidae	Vespidae
Genus same	Vespula	Vespula
Species	Vespula rufa	Vespula pensylvanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Red Wasp and Western yellowjacket share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vespula.

Conservation Status

Red Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Western yellowjacket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Wasp	Western yellowjacket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

Western yellowjacket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden