Blunt Wattle vs Tormentil Mining Bee

Acacia aprica compared with Andrena tarsata

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while Tormentil Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	Tormentil Mining 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	Andrenidae
Genus	Acacia	Andrena
Species	Acacia aprica	Andrena tarsata

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Tormentil Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	Tormentil Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Wattle

Habitat

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

Tormentil Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Blunt Wattle

The Blunt Wattle (Acacia aprica) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.