Alectryon vs Tormentil Mining Bee

Alectryon tropicus compared with Andrena tarsata

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Tormentil Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Tormentil Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Alectryon	Andrena
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Andrena tarsata

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Tormentil Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Tormentil Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Tormentil Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.