Broad-faced Mining Bee vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Andrena proxima compared with Funambulus palmarum

Key Differences

• Broad-faced Mining Bee is Not Evaluated while Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-faced Mining Bee	Indian Palm 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	Andrenidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Andrena	Funambulus
Species	Andrena proxima	Funambulus palmarum

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-faced Mining Bee and Indian Palm Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-faced Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-faced Mining Bee	Indian Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-faced Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Norway.

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-faced Mining Bee

The Broad-faced Mining Bee (Andrena proxima) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.