Fork-jawed Nomad Bee vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Nomada ruficornis compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Fork-jawed Nomad Bee is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fork-jawed Nomad Bee	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Herpestidae
Genus	Nomada	Dologale
Species	Nomada ruficornis	Dologale dybowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee and Pousargues’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fork-jawed Nomad Bee	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.