Broad-faced Mining Bee vs Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Andrena proxima compared with Aproteles bulmerae

Key Differences

• Broad-faced Mining Bee is Not Evaluated while Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-faced Mining Bee	Bulmer's Fruit 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	Andrenidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Andrena	Aproteles
Species	Andrena proxima	Aproteles bulmerae

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-faced Mining Bee and Bulmer's Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-faced Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-faced Mining Bee	Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-faced Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Norway.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-faced Mining Bee

The Broad-faced Mining Bee (Andrena proxima) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

The Bulmer's Fruit Bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is a species in the genus Aproteles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.