Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Large Scabious Mining Bee

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Andrena hattorfiana

Key Differences

• Black-hooded Sunbeam is Least Concern while Large Scabious Mining Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Large Scabious Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Trochilidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Andrena
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Andrena hattorfiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-hooded Sunbeam and Large Scabious Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Large Scabious Mining Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Large Scabious Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Large Scabious Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black-hooded Sunbeam

The Black-hooded Sunbeam (Aglaeactis pamela) is a species in the genus Aglaeactis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway