Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs Groove-faced Mining Bee

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Andrena angustior

Key Differences

• Frosted Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Groove-faced Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Groove-faced 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	Emballonuridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Andrena
Species	Saccopteryx canescens	Andrena angustior

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Sac-winged Bat and Groove-faced Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Groove-faced Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Groove-faced Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Groove-faced Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.