Dark fruit-eating bat vs Large Sallow Mining Bee

Artibeus obscurus compared with Andrena apicata

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Large Sallow Mining Bee is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Large Sallow Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Artibeus	Andrena
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Andrena apicata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Large Sallow Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Large Sallow Mining Bee

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Large Sallow Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Large Sallow Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.