Bare-saddled Colletes vs Margined Colletes

Colletes similis compared with Colletes marginatus

Key Differences

• Bare-saddled Colletes is Least Concern while Margined Colletes is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-saddled Colletes	Margined 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 marginatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-saddled Colletes

LC — Least Concern

Margined Colletes

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-saddled Colletes	Margined 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.

Margined Colletes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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