Andrenine Bee vs Pavement ant

Andrena wilkella compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Andrenidae	Formicidae
Genus	Andrena	Tetramorium
Species	Andrena wilkella	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Andrenine Bee and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (Ants, Bees & Wasps)

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Pavement ant
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).

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).

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