Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Black-headed Mining Bee

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Andrena nigriceps

Key Differences

• Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Black-headed Mining Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Black-headed 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	Molossidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Andrena
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Andrena nigriceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Ansorge's free-tailed bat and Black-headed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Black-headed Mining Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Black-headed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-headed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

The Ansorge's free-tailed bat (Chaerephon ansorgei) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-headed Mining Bee

The Black-headed Mining Bee (Andrena nigriceps) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.