Andrenine Bee vs glacier buttercup

Andrena wilkella compared with Ranunculus glacialis

Key Differences

Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while glacier buttercup is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	glacier buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ranunculus
Species	Andrena wilkella	Ranunculus glacialis

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

glacier buttercup

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	glacier buttercup
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).

glacier buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. 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.