Large Sharp-tail Bee vs Short Sharp-tail Bee

Coelioxys conoideus compared with Coelioxys afra

Key Differences

• Large Sharp-tail Bee is Critically Endangered while Short Sharp-tail Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Sharp-tail Bee	Short Sharp-tail Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family same	Megachilidae	Megachilidae
Genus same	Coelioxys	Coelioxys
Species	Coelioxys conoideus	Coelioxys afra

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Sharp-tail Bee and Short Sharp-tail Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coelioxys.

Conservation Status

Large Sharp-tail Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Short Sharp-tail Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Sharp-tail Bee	Short Sharp-tail Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Short Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Africa (8 countries) and Europe (Luxembourg).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg