alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Balkan Maple

Megachile rotundata compared with Acer hyrcanum

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Balkan Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Balkan Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Megachilidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Megachile	Acer
Species	Megachile rotundata	Acer hyrcanum

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Balkan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Balkan Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Balkan Maple

Habitat

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

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

The Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee (Megachile rotundata) is a species in the genus Megachile. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Balkan Maple

The Balkan Maple (Acer hyrcanum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.