African Ansellia vs mining bee

Ansellia africana compared with Andrena fulva

Key Differences

• African Ansellia is Vulnerable while mining bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ansellia	mining bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Orchidaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Ansellia	Andrena
Species	Ansellia africana	Andrena fulva

Conservation Status

African Ansellia

VU — Vulnerable

mining bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Ansellia	mining bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ansellia

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

mining bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

African Ansellia

The African Ansellia (Ansellia africana) is a species in the genus Ansellia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.