Four-banded Flower Bee vs Hairy-footed Flower Bee

Anthophora quadrimaculata compared with Anthophora plumipes

Key Differences

• Four-banded Flower Bee is Vulnerable while Hairy-footed Flower Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-banded Flower Bee	Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order same	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)
Family same	Apidae (Bees)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus same	Anthophora	Anthophora
Species	Anthophora quadrimaculata	Anthophora plumipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-banded Flower Bee and Hairy-footed Flower Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anthophora.

Conservation Status

Four-banded Flower Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy-footed Flower Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-banded Flower Bee	Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-banded Flower Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hairy-footed Flower Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden