Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Challenger skate

Andrena humilis compared with Rajella challengeri

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Challenger skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Challenger skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Rajidae
Genus	Andrena	Rajella
Species	Andrena humilis	Rajella challengeri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Challenger skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Challenger skate
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.

Challenger skate

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.

Challenger skate

The Challenger skate (Rajella challengeri) is a species in the genus Rajella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.