alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Megachile rotundata compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Gray-headed 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 poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Gray-headed 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).

Gray-headed 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.