Fringe-horned Mason Bee vs Mason bee

Osmia pilicornis compared with Osmia cornuta

Key Differences

• Fringe-horned Mason Bee is Least Concern while Mason bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringe-horned Mason Bee	Mason 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	Megachilidae	Megachilidae
Genus same	Osmia	Osmia
Species	Osmia pilicornis	Osmia cornuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Fringe-horned Mason Bee and Mason bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Osmia.

Conservation Status

Fringe-horned Mason Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mason bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringe-horned Mason Bee	Mason bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringe-horned Mason Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Mason bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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