alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Megachile rotundata compared with Thyroptera devivoi

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Megachilidae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Megachile	Thyroptera
Species	Megachile rotundata	Thyroptera devivoi

Evolutionary Relationship

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee and De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

The Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee (Megachile rotundata) is a species in the genus Megachile. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.