Handley's Nectar Bat vs Heather Mining Bee

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Andrena fuscipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Heather 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	Phyllostomidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Andrena
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Andrena fuscipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley's Nectar Bat and Heather Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Heather Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Heather Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Heather Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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