Chalk Yellow-face Bee vs Egyptian rousette

Hylaeus dilatatus compared with Rousettus aegyptiacus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Yellow-face Bee	Egyptian rousette
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Colletidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hylaeus	Rousettus
Species	Hylaeus dilatatus	Rousettus aegyptiacus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chalk Yellow-face Bee and Egyptian rousette share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chalk Yellow-face Bee

LC — Least Concern

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Yellow-face Bee	Egyptian rousette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chalk Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Egyptian rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

Chalk Yellow-face Bee

The Chalk Yellow-face Bee (Hylaeus dilatatus) is a species in the genus Hylaeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.