Bare-saddled Colletes vs Sea Aster Bee

Colletes similis compared with Colletes halophilus

Key Differences

• Bare-saddled Colletes is Least Concern while Sea Aster Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-saddled Colletes	Sea Aster Bee
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 halophilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-saddled Colletes and Sea Aster Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colletes.

Conservation Status

Bare-saddled Colletes

LC — Least Concern

Sea Aster Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-saddled Colletes	Sea Aster Bee
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.

Sea Aster Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden