Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Desert Firetail

Andrena humilis compared with Telebasis salva

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Desert Firetail
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	Telebasis
Species	Andrena humilis	Telebasis salva

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Desert Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Desert Firetail
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.

Desert Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.