LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Red-backed Mining Bee

Thyroptera lavali compared with Andrena similis

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Red-backed Mining Bee is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Red-backed 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 similis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Red-backed Mining Bee

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Red-backed 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.

Red-backed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.