alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs black currant-tree

Megachile rotundata compared with Antidesma ghaesembilla

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while black currant-tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	black currant-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Megachilidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Megachile	Antidesma
Species	Megachile rotundata	Antidesma ghaesembilla

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	black currant-tree
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).

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

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.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.