Black-headed Leafcutter Bee vs Cercopithèque mone

Megachile circumcincta compared with Cercopithecus mona

Key Differences

• Black-headed Leafcutter Bee is Least Concern while Cercopithèque mone is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Leafcutter Bee	Cercopithèque mone
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Megachilidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Megachile	Cercopithecus
Species	Megachile circumcincta	Cercopithecus mona

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee and Cercopithèque mone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cercopithèque mone

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Leafcutter Bee	Cercopithèque mone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Cercopithèque mone

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Grenada and Sao Tome and Principe. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee

The Black-headed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile circumcincta) is a species in the genus Megachile. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.