aconit napel vs Small Sandpit Mining Bee

Aconitum napellus compared with Andrena argentata

Key Differences

• aconit napel is Critically Endangered while Small Sandpit Mining Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aconit napel	Small Sandpit 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 argentata

Conservation Status

aconit napel

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Sandpit Mining Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aconit napel	Small Sandpit 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.

Small Sandpit Mining Bee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden