Andrenine Bee vs Beach-Heath

Andrena wilkella compared with Hudsonia tomentosa

Key Differences

Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Beach-Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cistaceae
Genus	Andrena	Hudsonia
Species	Andrena wilkella	Hudsonia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Beach-Heath
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).

Beach-Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.