Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Eastern Nycteoline

Andrena humilis compared with Nycteola asiatica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Eastern Nycteoline is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eastern Nycteoline
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	Nolidae
Genus	Andrena	Nycteola
Species	Andrena humilis	Nycteola asiatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Eastern Nycteoline

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eastern Nycteoline
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.

Eastern Nycteoline

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