Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs devil clam

Andrena humilis compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Andrenidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Andrena	Tridacna
Species	Andrena humilis	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.