LaVal's Disk-winged Bat vs Small Gorse Mining Bee

Thyroptera lavali compared with Andrena ovatula

Key Differences

• LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient while Small Gorse Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Small Gorse 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 ovatula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Small Gorse Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat	Small Gorse 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.

Small Gorse Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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