Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Distinguished Jumper

Andrena humilis compared with Attulus distinguendus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Distinguished Jumper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Andrenidae	Salticidae
Genus	Andrena	Attulus
Species	Andrena humilis	Attulus distinguendus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Distinguished Jumper share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Distinguished Jumper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Distinguished Jumper
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.

Distinguished Jumper

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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