Ivy Bee vs Little Black Serotine

Colletes hederae compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ivy Bee	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Colletidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Colletes	Eptesicus
Species	Colletes hederae	Eptesicus andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ivy Bee and Little Black Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ivy Bee

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ivy Bee	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ivy Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.