Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Andrena humilis compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Andrenidae	Molossidae
Genus	Andrena	Promops
Species	Andrena humilis	Promops davisoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Davison’s Mastiff Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
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.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.