Fork-jawed Nomad Bee vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Nomada ruficornis compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Fork-jawed Nomad Bee is Least Concern while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fork-jawed Nomad Bee	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nomada	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nomada ruficornis	Pteropus gilliardorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee and Gilliard's Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

LC — Least Concern

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fork-jawed Nomad Bee	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.