Hairy-saddled Colletes vs Ivy Bee

Colletes fodiens compared with Colletes hederae

Key Differences

• Hairy-saddled Colletes is Near Threatened while Ivy Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-saddled Colletes	Ivy Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Colletidae	Colletidae
Genus same	Colletes	Colletes
Species	Colletes fodiens	Colletes hederae

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-saddled Colletes and Ivy Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colletes.

Conservation Status

Hairy-saddled Colletes

NT — Near Threatened

Ivy Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-saddled Colletes	Ivy Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-saddled Colletes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ivy Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium