aconit napel vs Grey-backed Mining Bee

Aconitum napellus compared with Andrena vaga

Key Differences

aconit napel is Critically Endangered while Grey-backed Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aconit napel	Grey-backed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Aconitum	Andrena
Species	Aconitum napellus	Andrena vaga

Conservation Status

aconit napel

CR — Critically Endangered

Grey-backed Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aconit napel	Grey-backed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aconit napel

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Grey-backed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

aconit napel

The Aconite (Aconitum napellus) is a species in the genus Aconitum. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also fo.