Little Free-tailed Bat vs Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Chaerephon pumilus compared with Megachile centuncularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Free-tailed Bat	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Molossidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Chaerephon	Megachile
Species	Chaerephon pumilus	Megachile centuncularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Free-tailed Bat and Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Little Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Free-tailed Bat	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).