Autumn Snowflake vs Broad-faced Mining Bee

Acis autumnalis compared with Andrena proxima

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Broad-faced Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Broad-faced Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Acis	Andrena
Species	Acis autumnalis	Andrena proxima

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Broad-faced Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Broad-faced Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Broad-faced Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Norway.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Broad-faced Mining Bee

The Broad-faced Mining Bee (Andrena proxima) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway