Gato de Agua vs Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

Lontra longicaudis compared with Megachile centuncularis

Key Differences

• Gato de Agua is Data Deficient while Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gato de Agua	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Megachilidae
Genus	Lontra	Megachile
Species	Lontra longicaudis	Megachile centuncularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gato de Agua and Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gato de Agua	Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).