Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Bure Long-legged Fly

Andrena humilis compared with Dolichopus nigripes

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Bure Long-legged Fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Bure Long-legged Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Dolichopodidae
Genus	Andrena	Dolichopus
Species	Andrena humilis	Dolichopus nigripes

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Bure Long-legged Fly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Bure Long-legged Fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Bure Long-legged Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bure Long-legged Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Bure Long-legged Fly

The Bure Long-legged Fly (Dolichopus nigripes) is a species in the genus Dolichopus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient 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