alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Lowe s Mona Monkey

Megachile rotundata compared with Cercopithecus lowei

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Lowe s Mona Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Lowe s Mona Monkey
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	Cercopithecus
Species	Megachile rotundata	Cercopithecus lowei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowe s Mona Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Lowe s Mona Monkey
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).

Lowe s Mona Monkey

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.