Centuryplant vs Chalk Yellow-face Bee

Agave americana compared with Hylaeus dilatatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Centuryplant Chalk Yellow-face Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Asparagaceae Colletidae
Genus Agave Hylaeus
Species Agave americana Hylaeus dilatatus

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Chalk Yellow-face Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Centuryplant Chalk Yellow-face Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Chalk Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

Chalk Yellow-face Bee

The Chalk Yellow-face Bee (Hylaeus dilatatus) is a species in the genus Hylaeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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