Gemeine Filzbiene vs Sand-Filzbiene

Epeolus variegatus compared with Epeolus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Filzbiene	Sand-Filzbiene
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	Apidae (Bees)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus same	Epeolus	Epeolus
Species	Epeolus variegatus	Epeolus cruciger

Evolutionary Relationship

Gemeine Filzbiene and Sand-Filzbiene share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Epeolus.

Conservation Status

Gemeine Filzbiene

LC — Least Concern

Sand-Filzbiene

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Filzbiene	Sand-Filzbiene
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeine Filzbiene

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Sand-Filzbiene

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Gemeine Filzbiene

The Black-thighed Epeolus (Epeolus variegatus) is a species in the genus Epeolus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden