Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Carpenter bee

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Chelostoma campanularum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Carpenter 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	Phyllostomidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Chelostoma
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Chelostoma campanularum

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Carpenter bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Carpenter bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Carpenter bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carpenter bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carpenter bee

The Carpenter Bee (Chelostoma campanularum) is a species in the genus Chelostoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.