narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth vs Northern Bettong

Hemaris tityus compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth	Northern Bettong
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Sphingidae	Potoroidae
Genus	Hemaris	Bettongia
Species	Hemaris tityus	Bettongia tropica

Evolutionary Relationship

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth and Northern Bettong share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.