alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs black she-oak

Megachile rotundata compared with Allocasuarina littoralis

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while black she-oak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	black she-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Megachilidae	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Megachile	Allocasuarina
Species	Megachile rotundata	Allocasuarina littoralis

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

black she-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	black she-oak
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 she-oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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 she-oak

The Black she-oak (Allocasuarina littoralis) is a species in the genus Allocasuarina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.