Fringed Long-footed Myotis vs Large Gorse Mining Bee

Myotis fimbriatus compared with Andrena bimaculata

Key Differences

• Fringed Long-footed Myotis is Least Concern while Large Gorse Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Long-footed Myotis	Large Gorse 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	Myotis	Andrena
Species	Myotis fimbriatus	Andrena bimaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Fringed Long-footed Myotis and Large Gorse Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fringed Long-footed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Large Gorse Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Long-footed Myotis	Large Gorse Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Long-footed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Gorse Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.