Andrenine Bee vs pignut

Andrena wilkella compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Mesosphaerum
Species	Andrena wilkella	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	pignut
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).

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.