Black-headed Leafcutter Bee vs Dusky Flying Fox

Megachile circumcincta compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Black-headed Leafcutter Bee is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Leafcutter Bee	Dusky Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Megachile	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Megachile circumcincta	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Leafcutter Bee	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-headed Leafcutter Bee

The Black-headed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile circumcincta) is a species in the genus Megachile. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.