Black Mud Bee vs Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Megachile parietina compared with Sciurotamias forresti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mud Bee	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Megachilidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Megachile	Sciurotamias
Species	Megachile parietina	Sciurotamias forresti

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Mud Bee and Forrest's Rock Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Mud Bee

LC — Least Concern

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mud Bee	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Mud Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Norway.

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Mud Bee

The Black Mud Bee (Megachile parietina) is a species in the genus Megachile. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.