Fork-jawed Nomad Bee vs Six-banded Nomad Bee

Nomada ruficornis compared with Nomada sexfasciata

Key Differences

• Fork-jawed Nomad Bee is Least Concern while Six-banded Nomad Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fork-jawed Nomad Bee	Six-banded Nomad Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)
Family same	Apidae (Bees)	Apidae (Bees)
Genus same	Nomada	Nomada
Species	Nomada ruficornis	Nomada sexfasciata

Evolutionary Relationship

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee and Six-banded Nomad Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nomada.

Conservation Status

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

LC — Least Concern

Six-banded Nomad Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fork-jawed Nomad Bee	Six-banded Nomad Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Six-banded Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden