Broad-faced Mining Bee vs Polynesian rat

Andrena proxima compared with Rattus exulans

Key Differences

• Broad-faced Mining Bee is Not Evaluated while Polynesian rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-faced Mining Bee	Polynesian rat
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Andrena	Rattus
Species	Andrena proxima	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-faced Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-faced Mining Bee	Polynesian rat
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.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

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.