Black-headed Mining Bee vs chainfruit

Andrena nigriceps compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Black-headed Mining Bee is Near Threatened while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Mining Bee	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Andrena	Alyxia
Species	Andrena nigriceps	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Black-headed Mining Bee

NT — Near Threatened

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Mining Bee	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Black-headed Mining Bee

The Black-headed Mining Bee (Andrena nigriceps) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.