Handley's Nectar Bat vs Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Nomada facilis

Key Differences

• Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Lonchophylla	Nomada
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Nomada facilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley's Nectar Bat and Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Hawk's-beard Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.