Andrenine Bee vs Horsetail

Andrena wilkella compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Andrenidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Andrena	Equisetum
Species	Andrena wilkella	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Horsetail
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).

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.