Ashy Furrow Bee vs Chocoan Nectar Bat

Lasioglossum sexnotatum compared with Lonchophylla chocoana

Key Differences

• Ashy Furrow Bee is Extinct while Chocoan Nectar Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Furrow Bee	Chocoan Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Halictidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lasioglossum	Lonchophylla
Species	Lasioglossum sexnotatum	Lonchophylla chocoana

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Furrow Bee and Chocoan Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Furrow Bee

EX — Extinct

Chocoan Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Furrow Bee	Chocoan Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Luxembourg.

Chocoan Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Ashy Furrow Bee

Ashy furrow bee (Lasioglossum sexnotatum) is a species in the genus Lasioglossum. It is classified as Extinct by the IUCN. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Chocoan Nectar Bat

The Chocoan Nectar Bat (Lonchophylla chocoana) is a small, highly specialised bat in the family Phyllostomidae, endemic to the Chocó biogeographic region of northwestern South America — one of the wettest and most biodiverse regions on the planet, spanning the Pacific lowlands of Colombia and Ecuador. It belongs to the genus Lonchophylla, a group of nectarivorous (nectar-feeding) bats characterised by an elongated snout, a long, brush-tipped tongue adapted for reaching deep into flowers, and reduced cheek teeth reflecting their liquid diet. Like other lonchophyllines, the Chocoan Nectar Bat plays an important ecological role as a pollinator of night-blooming plants whose flowers are adapted for chiropterophily (bat pollination), including species of Bromeliaceae, Cactaceae, and various other families. It roosts in caves, tree hollows, and dense vegetation in lowland and foothill forests of the Chocó. The IUCN classifies this species as Data Deficient, reflecting limited survey data on its distribution, population size, and ecology. The Chocó region, despite its extraordinary biodiversity, is under severe pressure from deforestation for palm oil and other agro-industrial crops, and any specialist bat dependent on intact forest and its flowering resources is potentially vulnerable to habitat loss.