Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Small Scabious Mining Bee

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Andrena marginata

Key Differences

• Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Small Scabious Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Small Scabious 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 bilineata	Andrena marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Sac-winged Bat and Small Scabious Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small Scabious Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Small Scabious Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Small Scabious Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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