Andrenine Bee vs Yellow Thistle

Andrena wilkella compared with Cirsium erisithales

Key Differences

Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Yellow Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Yellow Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Cirsium
Species	Andrena wilkella	Cirsium erisithales

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Yellow Thistle
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).

Yellow Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, 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.