alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Large False Serotine

Megachile rotundata compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Large False Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Megachilidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Megachile	Hesperoptenus
Species	Megachile rotundata	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee and Large False Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Large False Serotine
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).

Large False Serotine

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.