alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Mountain Goat

Megachile rotundata compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Megachilidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Megachile	Oreamnos
Species	Megachile rotundata	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Mountain Goat
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).

Mountain Goat

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.