Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Butterfly Stingaree

Andrena humilis compared with Urolophus papilio

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Butterfly Stingaree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Butterfly Stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Andrena	Urolophus
Species	Andrena humilis	Urolophus papilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Butterfly Stingaree share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Butterfly Stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Butterfly Stingaree
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.

Butterfly Stingaree

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.

Butterfly Stingaree

The Butterfly Stingaree (Urolophus papilio) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.