Banded Dark-bee vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Stelis punctulatissima compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Key Differences

• Banded Dark-bee is Near Threatened while Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Dark-bee	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Megachilidae	Cistugidae
Genus	Stelis	Cistugo
Species	Stelis punctulatissima	Cistugo lesueuri

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Dark-bee and Lesueur's Hairy Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Dark-bee

NT — Near Threatened

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Dark-bee	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Banded Dark-bee

The Banded Dark-bee (Stelis punctulatissima) is a species in the genus Stelis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.