Diminutive Serotine vs Heather Mining Bee

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Andrena fuscipes

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Heather Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Heather 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	Vespertilionidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Andrena
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Andrena fuscipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and Heather Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Heather Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Heather Mining 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.

Heather Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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