alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Lomami Red Colobus

Megachile rotundata compared with Piliocolobus parmentieri

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Lomami Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Lomami Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Megachilidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Megachile	Piliocolobus
Species	Megachile rotundata	Piliocolobus parmentieri

Evolutionary Relationship

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee and Lomami Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Lomami Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Lomami Red Colobus
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).

Lomami Red Colobus

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.