alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs chainfruit

Megachile rotundata compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Megachilidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Megachile	Alyxia
Species	Megachile rotundata	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	chainfruit
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).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

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.

chainfruit

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