Andrenine Bee vs Bending Bittercress

Andrena wilkella compared with Cardamine flexuosa

Key Differences

  • Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Bending Bittercress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Andrenine Bee Bending Bittercress
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Andrenidae Brassicaceae
Genus Andrena Cardamine
Species Andrena wilkella Cardamine flexuosa

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Bending Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Andrenine Bee Bending Bittercress
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).

Bending Bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

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.

Bending Bittercress

The Bending Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa) is a species in the genus Cardamine. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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