alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Potto

Megachile rotundata compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Potto
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	Lorisidae
Genus	Megachile	Perodicticus
Species	Megachile rotundata	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Potto
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).

Potto

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.