Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dried Fruit Beetle

Andrena humilis compared with Carpophilus hemipterus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dried Fruit Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dried Fruit Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Nitidulidae
Genus	Andrena	Carpophilus
Species	Andrena humilis	Carpophilus hemipterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dried Fruit Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dried Fruit Beetle
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.

Dried Fruit Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden