bardana vs Kirby's Nomad Bee

Arctium lappa compared with Nomada subcornuta

Key Differences

• bardana is Least Concern while Kirby's Nomad Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bardana	Kirby's Nomad Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Arctium	Nomada
Species	Arctium lappa	Nomada subcornuta

Conservation Status

bardana

LC — Least Concern

Kirby's Nomad Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bardana	Kirby's Nomad Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bardana

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Kirby's Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

bardana

The Beggar'S-Buttons (Arctium lappa) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden