Broad-faced Mining Bee vs Ornate Flying Fox

Andrena proxima compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Broad-faced Mining Bee is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-faced Mining Bee	Ornate Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Andrena proxima	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-faced Mining Bee and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-faced Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-faced Mining Bee	Ornate Flying Fox
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.

Ornate Flying Fox

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.