Andrenine Bee vs Prickly Featherwort

Andrena wilkella compared with Plagiochila spinulosa

Key Differences

• Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Prickly Featherwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Prickly Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Andrena	Plagiochila
Species	Andrena wilkella	Plagiochila spinulosa

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Featherwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Prickly Featherwort
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).

Prickly Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden