Harmless Serotine vs Red-girdled Mining Bee

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Andrena labiata

Key Differences

• Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened while Red-girdled Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Red-girdled 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	Eptesicus	Andrena
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Andrena labiata

Evolutionary Relationship

Harmless Serotine and Red-girdled Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Red-girdled Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Red-girdled Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Red-girdled Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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