Suricate vs Small Scabious Mining Bee

Suricata suricatta compared with Andrena marginata

Key Differences

• Suricate is Least Concern while Small Scabious Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Suricate	Small Scabious Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Herpestidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Suricata	Andrena
Species	Suricata suricatta	Andrena marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

Suricate and Small Scabious Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Suricate

LC — Least Concern

Small Scabious Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Suricate	Small Scabious Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Suricate

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Small Scabious Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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