Marmelos vs Heather Mining Bee

Aegle marmelos compared with Andrena fuscipes

Key Differences

• Marmelos is Near Threatened while Heather Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marmelos	Heather Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Rutaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Aegle	Andrena
Species	Aegle marmelos	Andrena fuscipes

Conservation Status

Marmelos

NT — Near Threatened

Heather Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marmelos	Heather Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marmelos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Heather Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Marmelos

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.