Black Mud Bee vs Orange-throated Bat

Megachile parietina compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mud Bee	Orange-throated 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	Megachilidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Megachile	Lampronycteris
Species	Megachile parietina	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Mud Bee and Orange-throated Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Mud Bee

LC — Least Concern

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mud Bee	Orange-throated Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Mud Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Norway.

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Black Mud Bee

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