Andrenine Bee vs Shrew tick

Andrena wilkella compared with Ixodes trianguliceps

Key Differences

• Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Shrew tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Shrew tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Andrenidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Andrena	Ixodes
Species	Andrena wilkella	Ixodes trianguliceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Andrenine Bee and Shrew tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Shrew tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Shrew tick
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).

Shrew tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden