Common Spangle Gall vs Paucident planigale

Neuroterus quercusbaccarum compared with Planigale gilesi

Key Differences

• Common Spangle Gall is Not Evaluated while Paucident planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spangle Gall	Paucident planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Dasyuromorphia (袋鼬目)
Family	Cynipidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Neuroterus	Planigale
Species	Neuroterus quercusbaccarum	Planigale gilesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spangle Gall and Paucident planigale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Common Spangle Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spangle Gall	Paucident planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Spangle Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Paucident planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Spangle Gall

<em>Neuroterus quercusbaccarum</em>, commonly known as the common spangle gall, is a small gall wasp in the family Cynipidae, closely associated with oaks in Europe and western Asia. This species is notable for its complex life cycle involving alternating sexual and asexual generations, each producing morphologically distinct galls on its oak hosts. The asexual generation typically induces flat, disc-shaped "spangle" galls on the undersides of oak leaves, while the sexual generation produces small "currant" galls on oak catkins and leaves in spring. <em>Neuroterus quercusbaccarum</em> is widely distributed across Europe, extending into parts of western Asia and North Africa wherever suitable oak hosts, particularly <em>Quercus robur</em> and <em>Quercus petraea</em>, occur. The species has not been evaluated under IUCN Red List criteria, and population trends are not formally monitored, though it remains common across much of its range. Biological traits such as average lifespan in years, body dimensions, and weight remain poorly documented in the scientific literature for this minute insect. The larvae develop entirely within gall tissue, feeding on plant nutrients provided by the gall structure they induce. Adult wasps are free-living and do not feed substantially. Conservation status is listed as Not Evaluated.