Four-banded Flower Bee vs Dünen-Pelzbiene

Anthophora quadrimaculata compared with Anthophora bimaculata

Key Differences

• Four-banded Flower Bee is Vulnerable while Dünen-Pelzbiene is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-banded Flower Bee	Dünen-Pelzbiene
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 quadrimaculata	Anthophora bimaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-banded Flower Bee and Dünen-Pelzbiene share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anthophora.

Conservation Status

Four-banded Flower Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Dünen-Pelzbiene

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-banded Flower Bee	Dünen-Pelzbiene
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-banded Flower Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Dünen-Pelzbiene

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark