Chalk Yellow-face Bee vs Ornate Flying Fox

Hylaeus dilatatus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Chalk Yellow-face Bee is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Yellow-face 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	Colletidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hylaeus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hylaeus dilatatus	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chalk Yellow-face Bee

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Yellow-face Bee	Ornate Flying Fox
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.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.