Large Yellow-face Bee vs Long-tailed dunnart

Hylaeus signatus compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Large Yellow-face Bee is Near Threatened while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Yellow-face Bee	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Colletidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hylaeus	Sminthopsis
Species	Hylaeus signatus	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Yellow-face Bee and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Yellow-face Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Yellow-face Bee	Long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.