Gilbert's dunnart vs Heather Mining Bee

Sminthopsis gilberti compared with Andrena fuscipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gilbert's dunnart Heather Mining Bee
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Dasyuridae Andrenidae
Genus Sminthopsis Andrena
Species Sminthopsis gilberti Andrena fuscipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilbert's dunnart and Heather Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Heather Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gilbert's dunnart Heather Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heather Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Gilbert's dunnart

No description available.

Heather Mining Bee

No description available.

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