Andrenine Bee vs Manna gum

Andrena wilkella compared with Eucalyptus viminalis

Key Differences

Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Manna gum is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Manna gum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Andrena	Eucalyptus
Species	Andrena wilkella	Eucalyptus viminalis

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Manna gum

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Manna gum
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).

Manna gum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Rwanda), Asia (Georgia, India, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia). 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.