Blanford's Bat vs Mournful Wasp

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Pemphredon lugubris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	Mournful Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Crabronidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Pemphredon
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Pemphredon lugubris

Evolutionary Relationship

Blanford's Bat and Mournful Wasp share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mournful Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	Mournful Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mournful Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blanford's Bat

The Blanford's Bat (Hesperoptenus blanfordi) is a species in the genus Hesperoptenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.