Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Fatmucket

Andrena humilis compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fatmucket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Andrenidae	Unionidae
Genus	Andrena	Lampsilis
Species	Andrena humilis	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fatmucket
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.

Fatmucket

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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.