Fork-tailed Flower Bee vs Hairy-footed Flower Bee

Anthophora furcata compared with Anthophora plumipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fork-tailed Flower Bee	Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Apidae (Bees)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus same	Anthophora	Anthophora
Species	Anthophora furcata	Anthophora plumipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Fork-tailed Flower Bee and Hairy-footed Flower Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anthophora.

Conservation Status

Fork-tailed Flower Bee

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-footed Flower Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fork-tailed Flower Bee	Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fork-tailed Flower Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Hairy-footed Flower Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden