Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Eagle ray

Andrena humilis compared with Aetobatus flagellum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Eagle ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eagle ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Andrena	Aetobatus
Species	Andrena humilis	Aetobatus flagellum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Eagle ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eagle ray
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.

Eagle ray

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.