Diminutive Serotine vs Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Bombus sylvestris

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Four-colored Cuckoo-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	Vespertilionidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Eptesicus	Bombus
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Bombus sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Four-colored Cuckoo-Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.