Andrenine Bee vs Prickly Heath

Andrena wilkella compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Andrena	Gaultheria
Species	Andrena wilkella	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Prickly Heath
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 Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.