Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Black Mining Bee

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Andrena pilipes

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Black Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Black 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	Chironax	Andrena
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Andrena pilipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Fruit Bat and Black Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Black Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Black-capped Fruit Bat

The Black-capped Fruit Bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species in the genus Chironax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Mining Bee

The Black Mining Bee (Andrena pilipes) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.