alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Black Mud Bee

Megachile rotundata compared with Megachile parietina

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Black Mud Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Black Mud Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Megachilidae	Megachilidae
Genus same	Megachile	Megachile
Species	Megachile rotundata	Megachile parietina

Evolutionary Relationship

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee and Black Mud Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Megachile.

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Mud Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Black Mud Bee
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 Mud Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 Mud Bee

The Black Mud Bee (Megachile parietina) is a species in the genus Megachile. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.