Fringe-horned Mason Bee vs horn-faced bee

Osmia pilicornis compared with Osmia cornifrons

Key Differences

• Fringe-horned Mason Bee is Least Concern while horn-faced bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringe-horned Mason Bee	horn-faced 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	Megachilidae	Megachilidae
Genus same	Osmia	Osmia
Species	Osmia pilicornis	Osmia cornifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Fringe-horned Mason Bee and horn-faced bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Osmia.

Conservation Status

Fringe-horned Mason Bee

LC — Least Concern

horn-faced bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringe-horned Mason Bee	horn-faced bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringe-horned Mason Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

horn-faced bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark