Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs dusky hook-tip

Andrena humilis compared with Drepana curvatula

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while dusky hook-tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	dusky hook-tip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Drepanidae
Genus	Andrena	Drepana
Species	Andrena humilis	Drepana curvatula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

dusky hook-tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	dusky hook-tip
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.

dusky hook-tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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