Andrenine Bee vs Bigroot Geranium

Andrena wilkella compared with Geranium macrorrhizum

Key Differences

• Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Bigroot Geranium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Bigroot Geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Geranium
Species	Andrena wilkella	Geranium macrorrhizum

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Bigroot Geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Bigroot Geranium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andrenine Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Bigroot Geranium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Andrenine Bee

The Andrenine Bee (Andrena wilkella) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bigroot Geranium

The Bigroot Geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum) is a species in the genus Geranium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States