Black Mud Bee vs megachile dorsalis

Megachile parietina compared with Megachile leachella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mud Bee	megachile dorsalis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family same	Megachilidae	Megachilidae
Genus same	Megachile	Megachile
Species	Megachile parietina	Megachile leachella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Mud Bee and megachile dorsalis share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Megachile.

Conservation Status

Black Mud Bee

LC — Least Concern

megachile dorsalis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mud Bee	megachile dorsalis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Mud Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Norway.

megachile dorsalis

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Black Mud Bee

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