Chat bai vs Large Gorse Mining Bee

Catopuma badia compared with Andrena bimaculata

Key Differences

• Chat bai is Endangered while Large Gorse Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chat bai	Large Gorse Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Andrenidae
Genus	Catopuma	Andrena
Species	Catopuma badia	Andrena bimaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chat bai and Large Gorse Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Chat bai

EN — Endangered

Large Gorse Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chat bai	Large Gorse Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chat bai

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large 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.

Chat bai

The Bay Cat (Catopuma badia) is a species in the genus Catopuma. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.