Black flying fox vs Impunctate Cellophane Bee

Pteropus alecto compared with Colletes impunctatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Impunctate Cellophane 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)	Colletidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Colletes
Species	Pteropus alecto	Colletes impunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Impunctate Cellophane Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Impunctate Cellophane Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Impunctate Cellophane Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Impunctate Cellophane Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Black flying fox

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) 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.