Catkin Yew vs Heather Mining Bee

Amentotaxus argotaenia compared with Andrena fuscipes

Key Differences

• Catkin Yew is Near Threatened while Heather Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Catkin Yew	Heather Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Taxaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Amentotaxus	Andrena
Species	Amentotaxus argotaenia	Andrena fuscipes

Conservation Status

Catkin Yew

NT — Near Threatened

Heather Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Catkin Yew	Heather Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Catkin Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Heather Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Catkin Yew

The Catkin Yew (Amentotaxus argotaenia) is a species in the genus Amentotaxus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.