Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Crossocerus dimidiatus compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Crabronidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Crossocerus	Andrena
Species	Crossocerus dimidiatus	Andrena humilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp and Buff-tailed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (Ants, Bees & Wasps)

Conservation Status

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp

The Blunt Tailed Digger Wasp (Crossocerus dimidiatus) is a species in the genus Crossocerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden