Black Carpenter Ant vs Hercules Ant

Camponotus pennsylvanicus compared with Camponotus herculeanus

Key Differences

• Black Carpenter Ant is Not Evaluated while Hercules Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Carpenter Ant	Hercules Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family same	Formicidae	Formicidae
Genus same	Camponotus	Camponotus
Species	Camponotus pennsylvanicus	Camponotus herculeanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Carpenter Ant and Hercules Ant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Camponotus.

Conservation Status

Black Carpenter Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Hercules Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Carpenter Ant	Hercules Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Carpenter Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Hercules Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Black Carpenter Ant

The Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) is a species in the genus Camponotus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States