Ant vs Immigrant Pavement Ant

Tetramorium caldarium compared with Tetramorium immigrans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ant	Immigrant Pavement Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Formicidae	Formicidae
Genus same	Tetramorium	Tetramorium
Species	Tetramorium caldarium	Tetramorium immigrans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Immigrant Pavement Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ant

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Saudi Arabia, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), North America (Barbados, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu).

Immigrant Pavement Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Poland, and United States.

Ant

The Ant (Tetramorium caldarium) is a species in the genus Tetramorium. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇱 Poland 🇺🇸 United States