Eastern Red Bat vs Mud Dauber

Lasiurus borealis compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Mud Dauber
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	Sphecidae
Genus	Lasiurus	Sceliphron
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Red Bat and Mud Dauber share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Mud Dauber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States