Andrenine Bee vs Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

Andrena wilkella compared with Opuntia triacantha

Key Differences

• Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Big Pine Key Prickly-pear is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Big Pine Key Prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Andrena	Opuntia
Species	Andrena wilkella	Opuntia triacantha

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Big Pine Key Prickly-pear
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).

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

Habitat

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.

Big Pine Key Prickly-pear

The Big Pine Key Prickly-pear (Opuntia triacantha) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.