Fork-tailed Flower Bee vs Hairy-footed Flower Bee

Anthophora furcata compared with Anthophora plumipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fork-tailed Flower Bee	Hairy-footed Flower Bee
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	Anthophora	Anthophora
Species	Anthophora furcata	Anthophora plumipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Fork-tailed Flower Bee and Hairy-footed Flower Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anthophora.

Conservation Status

Fork-tailed Flower Bee

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-footed Flower Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fork-tailed Flower Bee	Hairy-footed Flower Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fork-tailed Flower Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Hairy-footed Flower Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden