Broad-faced Mining Bee vs Midday Jird

Andrena proxima compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Broad-faced Mining Bee is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-faced Mining Bee	Midday Jird
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	Meriones
Species	Andrena proxima	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broad-faced Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-faced Mining Bee	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

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.