Large Red-tailed Humble-bee vs Lyles flying fox

Bombus lapidarius compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Large Red-tailed Humble-bee is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Red-tailed Humble-bee	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 lapidarius	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Red-tailed Humble-bee and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Red-tailed Humble-bee

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Red-tailed Humble-bee	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Red-tailed Humble-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.