Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Extra-striped Snaketail

Andrena humilis compared with Ophiogomphus anomalus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Extra-striped Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Extra-striped Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Andrena	Ophiogomphus
Species	Andrena humilis	Ophiogomphus anomalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Extra-striped Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Extra-striped Snaketail
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.

Extra-striped Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.