Allen's Big-eared Bat vs Heather Mining Bee

Idionycteris phyllotis compared with Andrena fuscipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen's Big-eared Bat Heather 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 Vespertilionidae Andrenidae
Genus Idionycteris Andrena
Species Idionycteris phyllotis Andrena fuscipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen's Big-eared Bat and Heather Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen's Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Heather Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allen's Big-eared Bat Heather Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heather Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Allen's Big-eared Bat

The Allen's Big-eared Bat (Idionycteris phyllotis) is a species in the genus Idionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heather Mining Bee

No description available.

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