Flower-faced Bat vs Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

Anthops ornatus compared with Nomada ruficornis

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Fork-jawed Nomad Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Fork-jawed Nomad 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	Hipposideridae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Anthops	Nomada
Species	Anthops ornatus	Nomada ruficornis

Evolutionary Relationship

Flower-faced Bat and Fork-jawed Nomad Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Fork-jawed Nomad Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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