Harmless Serotine vs Small Sandpit Mining Bee

Eptesicus innoxius compared with Andrena argentata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harmless Serotine	Small Sandpit Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Andrena
Species	Eptesicus innoxius	Andrena argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Harmless Serotine and Small Sandpit Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Small Sandpit Mining Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harmless Serotine	Small Sandpit Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Small Sandpit Mining Bee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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