American Bittersweet vs Andrenine Bee

Celastrus scandens compared with Andrena wilkella

Key Differences

• American Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Andrenine Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bittersweet	Andrenine Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Celastraceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Celastrus	Andrena
Species	Celastrus scandens	Andrena wilkella

Conservation Status

American Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bittersweet	Andrenine Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bittersweet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Andrenine Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

American Bittersweet

The American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Andrenine Bee

The Andrenine Bee (Andrena wilkella) 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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States