Gemeine Akelei vs Red-backed Mining Bee

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Andrena similis

Key Differences

  • Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Red-backed Mining Bee is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gemeine Akelei Red-backed Mining Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Pflanzen) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insekten)
Order Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige) Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family Ranunculaceae Andrenidae
Genus Aquilegia Andrena
Species Aquilegia vulgaris Andrena similis

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Red-backed Mining Bee

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gemeine Akelei Red-backed Mining Bee
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeine Akelei

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Red-backed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gemeine Akelei

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Red-backed Mining Bee

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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