Andrenine Bee vs Great Pignut Rust

Andrena wilkella compared with Puccinia bulbocastani

Key Differences

Andrenine Bee is Least Concern while Great Pignut Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andrenine Bee	Great Pignut Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Pucciniales (サビキン目)
Family	Andrenidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Puccinia
Species	Andrena wilkella	Puccinia bulbocastani

Conservation Status

Andrenine Bee

LC — Least Concern

Great Pignut Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andrenine Bee	Great Pignut Rust
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).

Great Pignut Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.