Garden Bumblebee vs Lyles flying fox

Bombus hortorum compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Garden Bumblebee is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Bumblebee	Lyles 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	Bombus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bombus hortorum	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Garden Bumblebee and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Garden Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Bumblebee	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.