Andrenine Bee vs floating crystalwort

Andrena wilkella compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Andrena	Riccia
Species	Andrena wilkella	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	floating crystalwort
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).

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

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