Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Coxcomb Prominent

Andrena humilis compared with Ptilodon capucina

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Coxcomb Prominent is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Coxcomb Prominent
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Notodontidae
Genus	Andrena	Ptilodon
Species	Andrena humilis	Ptilodon capucina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Coxcomb Prominent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Coxcomb Prominent
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.

Coxcomb Prominent

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden