Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Damselfly

Andrena humilis compared with Enallagma civile

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Andrena	Enallagma
Species	Andrena humilis	Enallagma civile

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Damselfly
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.

Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

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.