Perdita cara (Beloved Fairy Bee) | Natural Heritage New Mexico

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Hymenoptera

Family: Andrenidae

Genus: Perdita

Species: cara

Beloved Fairy Bee - Perdita cara

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

Global Rank: GNR

State Rank: S1

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S1	Rank Changed: 05/09/2025
Rank Reviewed: N/A
Reason: This species is only known from the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico and as a result has an Extent of Occurrence and Area of Occupancy of just 4km2. Furthermore the species is only known from two occurrences in the state. These numbers indicate that the species could be incredibly rare however, it is unlikely that much surveying has occurred. Furthermore, the threats and life history are unknown for this species. Although it is likely impacted by the drying and warming of the southwestern United States. As a result, this poorly known species is currently assessed as S1 in New Mexico however, more information is desperately needed on this species and a reassesment should be done if more becomes available.

Ecological Factors
Specificity: Unknown	Range Extent: <100 square km (less than about 40 square miles)
Occurences: 1 - 5	Population Size: Unknown
Area of Occupancy: An Area of Occupancy of 4km2 was calcualted on GeoCat using data from the long term monitoring program for bees at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge.	Threat Summary: N/A

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SWAP Status: SGCN

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Number of Subpopulations: 3

Number of Mapped Locations: 19

Number of Observations: 13

Observation date range: 05-19-2009 to 09-01-2013

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