Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dusky Leaftosser

Andrena humilis compared with Sclerurus obscurior

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dusky Leaftosser is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dusky Leaftosser
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Andrenidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Andrena	Sclerurus
Species	Andrena humilis	Sclerurus obscurior

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dusky Leaftosser

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dusky Leaftosser
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 Leaftosser

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.