alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Ooldea dunnart

Megachile rotundata compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Megachilidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Megachile	Sminthopsis
Species	Megachile rotundata	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Ooldea dunnart
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).

Ooldea dunnart

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.