andrena minitula vs Shelled Slug

Andrena minutula compared with Testacella haliotidea

Key Differences

• andrena minitula is Least Concern while Shelled Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	andrena minitula	Shelled Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Andrenidae	Testacellidae
Genus	Andrena	Testacella
Species	Andrena minutula	Testacella haliotidea

Evolutionary Relationship

andrena minitula and Shelled Slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

andrena minitula

LC — Least Concern

Shelled Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	andrena minitula	Shelled Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

andrena minitula

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shelled Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden