Big-eared Flying Fox vs Broad-margined Mining Bee

Pteropus macrotis compared with Andrena synadelpha

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Broad-margined Mining Bee is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Broad-margined 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Andrenidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Andrena
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Andrena synadelpha

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Broad-margined Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Broad-margined Mining Bee

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Broad-margined Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-margined Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Luxembourg.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-margined Mining Bee

The Broad-Margined Mining Bee (Andrena synadelpha) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.