Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ghost Anemone

Andrena humilis compared with Diadumene leucolena

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ghost Anemone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ghost Anemone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Anthozoa
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Actiniaria (Actiniaria)
Family	Andrenidae	Diadumenidae
Genus	Andrena	Diadumene
Species	Andrena humilis	Diadumene leucolena

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ghost Anemone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ghost Anemone
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.

Ghost Anemone

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Morocco, Senegal, Spain, and 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.