Diminutive Serotine vs Northern Mining Bee

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Andrena ruficrus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Northern 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 ruficrus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Northern 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.

Northern Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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