alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Megachile rotundata compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Dwarf Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Megachile	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Megachile rotundata	Pteropus woodfordi

Evolutionary Relationship

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee and Dwarf Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Dwarf Flying Fox
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).

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.