Andrenine Bee vs Asian Bittersweet

Andrena wilkella compared with Celastrus orbiculatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andrenine Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States