alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Black-mantled Goshawk

Megachile rotundata compared with Accipiter melanochlamys

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Black-mantled Goshawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Black-mantled Goshawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Megachilidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Megachile	Accipiter
Species	Megachile rotundata	Accipiter melanochlamys

Evolutionary Relationship

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee and Black-mantled Goshawk share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-mantled Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Black-mantled Goshawk
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-mantled Goshawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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-mantled Goshawk

The Black-mantled Goshawk (Accipiter melanochlamys) is a species in the genus Accipiter. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.