alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Javan Pipistrelle

Megachile rotundata compared with Pipistrellus javanicus

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Javan Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Javan Pipistrelle
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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Megachile	Pipistrellus
Species	Megachile rotundata	Pipistrellus javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Javan Pipistrelle
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).

Javan Pipistrelle

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.