LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Northern Mining Bee

Thyroptera lavali compared with Andrena ruficrus

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Northern Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Northern 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	Thyropteridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Thyroptera	Andrena
Species	Thyroptera lavali	Andrena ruficrus

Evolutionary Relationship

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat and Northern Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Northern Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Northern Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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