Cibeta de Madagascar vs Small Scabious Mining Bee

Fossa fossana compared with Andrena marginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cibeta de Madagascar	Small Scabious Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Eupleridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Fossa	Andrena
Species	Fossa fossana	Andrena marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cibeta de Madagascar and Small Scabious Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cibeta de Madagascar

VU — Vulnerable

Small Scabious Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cibeta de Madagascar	Small Scabious Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cibeta de Madagascar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Scabious Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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