Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Tormentil Mining Bee

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Andrena tarsata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tormentil 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	Phyllostomidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Andrena
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Andrena tarsata

Evolutionary Relationship

Patton’s Nectar Bat and Tormentil Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tormentil Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Tormentil Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Tormentil Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.