Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs carabus auronitens

Andrena humilis compared with Carabus auronitens

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while carabus auronitens is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	carabus auronitens
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Carabidae
Genus	Andrena	Carabus
Species	Andrena humilis	Carabus auronitens

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and carabus auronitens share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

carabus auronitens

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	carabus auronitens
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.

carabus auronitens

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

carabus auronitens

The Carabus Auronitens (Carabus auronitens) is a species in the genus Carabus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden