Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Andrena humilis compared with Erythemis peruviana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Flame-tailed Pondhawk
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	Libellulidae
Genus	Andrena	Erythemis
Species	Andrena humilis	Erythemis peruviana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Flame-tailed Pondhawk
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.

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.