Topo occidental vs Hawk's-beard Mining Bee

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Andrena fulvago

Key Differences

• Topo occidental is Least Concern while Hawk's-beard Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo occidental	Hawk's-beard Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Talpidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Scalopus	Andrena
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Andrena fulvago

Evolutionary Relationship

Topo occidental and Hawk's-beard Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Topo occidental

LC — Least Concern

Hawk's-beard Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo occidental	Hawk's-beard Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo occidental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hawk's-beard Mining 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.