Andrenine Bee vs Brittle Bladderfern

Andrena wilkella compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Brittle Bladderfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family	Andrenidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cystopteris
Species	Andrena wilkella	Cystopteris tenuis

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Brittle Bladderfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andrenine Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Andrenine Bee

The Andrenine Bee (Andrena wilkella) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States