Hohojirozame vs Common Yellow-face Bee

Carcharodon carcharias compared with Hylaeus communis

Key Differences

  • Hohojirozame is Vulnerable while Common Yellow-face Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hohojirozame Common Yellow-face Bee
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class Chondrichthyes (軟骨魚綱) Insecta (昆虫)
Order Lamniformes (ネズミザメ目) Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks) Colletidae
Genus Carcharodon (Great White Sharks) Hylaeus
Species Carcharodon carcharias Hylaeus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hohojirozame and Common Yellow-face Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Hohojirozame

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Common Yellow-face Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hohojirozame Common Yellow-face Bee
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 70 years
Average Length 5.0 m
Average Weight 1.1 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hohojirozame

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Common Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Hohojirozame

地球上で最大の捕食性魚類であるホホジロザメは、全世界の主要な大洋の冷涼な沿岸・外洋域に生息し、体長6メートル、体重2,000キログラムに達することがあります。海洋哺乳類、大型魚類、海鳥を主な獲物として下方からの待ち伏せ攻撃を行う最上位捕食者です。その恐ろしい評判にもかかわらず、人間への非挑発的な攻撃は極めてまれです。フカヒレ採取、混獲、目的的漁獲によって個体数が減少しており、多くの地域で法的保護を受けているにもかかわらず危急(VU)に分類されています。

Common Yellow-face Bee

<em>Hylaeus communis</em>, the common yellow-face bee, is a small solitary bee in the family Colletidae. It is widely distributed across much of Europe and western Asia, where it is one of the most frequently encountered members of its genus. The species inhabits a broad range of open and semi-open habitats including gardens, meadows, hedgerows, heathlands, and woodland edges, often nesting in existing cavities such as hollow plant stems, galls, and old beetle burrows. Adults are small, typically 6–8 mm in length, and are characterized by yellow facial markings on an otherwise black body, the pattern being more extensive in males than females. Biological traits such as average lifespan, precise body weight, and detailed population estimates remain poorly documented in the scientific literature. Unlike many bees, <em>Hylaeus</em> species lack specialized pollen-carrying structures; instead, they transport pollen and nectar internally in their crop. Adults visit a wide variety of flowers for food and are considered polylectic generalists. <em>Hylaeus communis</em> is assessed as Least Concern, reflecting its broad distribution and tolerance of diverse habitats, though it may be affected by loss of nesting sites and floral diversity in intensively managed landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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