black wattle vs Plain Dark-bee

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Plain Dark-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	Megachilidae
Genus	Acacia	Stelis
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Stelis phaeoptera

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Plain Dark-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.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) 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.