Broad-faced Mining Bee vs False Water Rat

Andrena proxima compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Broad-faced Mining Bee is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-faced Mining Bee	False Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Andrenidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Andrena	Xeromys
Species	Andrena proxima	Xeromys myoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-faced Mining Bee and False Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-faced Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-faced Mining Bee	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-faced Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Norway.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-faced Mining Bee

The Broad-faced Mining Bee (Andrena proxima) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.