alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Cascade Fir

Megachile rotundata compared with Abies amabilis

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Cascade Fir is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Cascade Fir
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Megachilidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Megachile	Abies
Species	Megachile rotundata	Abies amabilis

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Cascade Fir

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Cascade Fir
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).

Cascade Fir

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Cascade Fir

The Cascade Fir (Abies amabilis) is a species in the genus Abies. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.