Bettongie de Lesueur vs Red-backed Mining Bee

Bettongia lesueur compared with Andrena similis

Key Differences

• Bettongie de Lesueur is Near Threatened while Red-backed Mining Bee is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bettongie de Lesueur	Red-backed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Potoroidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Bettongia	Andrena
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Andrena similis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bettongie de Lesueur and Red-backed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Bettongie de Lesueur

NT — Near Threatened

Red-backed Mining Bee

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bettongie de Lesueur	Red-backed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bettongie de Lesueur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-backed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bettongie de Lesueur

The Boodie (Bettongia lesueur) is a species in the genus Bettongia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.