alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Dice s Cottontail

Megachile rotundata compared with Sylvilagus dicei

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Dice s Cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Megachilidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Megachile	Sylvilagus
Species	Megachile rotundata	Sylvilagus dicei

Evolutionary Relationship

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee and Dice s Cottontail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Dice s Cottontail
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).

Dice s Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.