Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Eurasian Linnet

Andrena humilis compared with Linaria cannabina

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Eurasian Linnet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eurasian Linnet
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	Fringillidae
Genus	Andrena	Linaria
Species	Andrena humilis	Linaria cannabina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Eurasian Linnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eurasian Linnet
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.

Eurasian Linnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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