Davies' Colletes vs Sand-Seidenbiene

Colletes daviesanus compared with Colletes marginatus

Key Differences

• Davies' Colletes is Least Concern while Sand-Seidenbiene is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davies' Colletes	Sand-Seidenbiene
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	Colletidae	Colletidae
Genus same	Colletes	Colletes
Species	Colletes daviesanus	Colletes marginatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Davies' Colletes and Sand-Seidenbiene share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colletes.

Conservation Status

Davies' Colletes

LC — Least Concern

Sand-Seidenbiene

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davies' Colletes	Sand-Seidenbiene
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Davies' Colletes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Sand-Seidenbiene

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden