Bare-saddled Colletes vs Hairy-saddled Colletes

Colletes similis compared with Colletes fodiens

Key Differences

• Bare-saddled Colletes is Least Concern while Hairy-saddled Colletes is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-saddled Colletes	Hairy-saddled Colletes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Colletidae	Colletidae
Genus same	Colletes	Colletes
Species	Colletes similis	Colletes fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-saddled Colletes and Hairy-saddled Colletes share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colletes.

Conservation Status

Bare-saddled Colletes

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-saddled Colletes

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-saddled Colletes	Hairy-saddled Colletes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-saddled Colletes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Hairy-saddled Colletes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bare-saddled Colletes

The Bare-saddled Colletes (Colletes similis) is a species in the genus Colletes. 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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden