Alligatorweed vs andrena minitula

Alternanthera philoxeroides compared with Andrena minutula

Key Differences

  • Alligatorweed is Not Evaluated while andrena minitula is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alligatorweed andrena minitula
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Amaranthaceae Andrenidae
Genus Alternanthera Andrena
Species Alternanthera philoxeroides Andrena minutula

Conservation Status

Alligatorweed

NE — Not Evaluated

andrena minitula

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alligatorweed andrena minitula
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alligatorweed

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (14 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

andrena minitula

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Alligatorweed

The Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) is a species in the genus Alternanthera. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

andrena minitula

The Andrena minitula (Andrena minutula) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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