Ivy Bee vs Sand-Seidenbiene

Colletes hederae compared with Colletes marginatus

Key Differences

• Ivy Bee is Least Concern while Sand-Seidenbiene is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ivy Bee	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 hederae	Colletes marginatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ivy Bee and Sand-Seidenbiene share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colletes.

Conservation Status

Ivy Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sand-Seidenbiene

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ivy Bee	Sand-Seidenbiene
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ivy Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium