Admiralty Flying Fox vs Broad-faced Mining Bee

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Andrena proxima

Key Differences

• Admiralty Flying Fox is Least Concern while Broad-faced Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	Broad-faced Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Andrenidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Andrena
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Andrena proxima

Evolutionary Relationship

Admiralty Flying Fox and Broad-faced Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Broad-faced Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	Broad-faced Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-faced Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Norway.

Admiralty Flying Fox

The Admiralty Flying Fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-faced Mining Bee

The Broad-faced Mining Bee (Andrena proxima) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.