black wattle vs Masked bee

Acacia celsa compared with Hylaeus variegatus

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Masked bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Masked bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Colletidae
Genus	Acacia	Hylaeus
Species	Acacia celsa	Hylaeus variegatus

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Masked bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Masked bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

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

Masked bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and United States.

black wattle

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