alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs bristly bearberry

Megachile rotundata compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Megachilidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Megachile	Arctostaphylos
Species	Megachile rotundata	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	bristly bearberry
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).

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.