Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Gilbert's dunnart

Andrena humilis compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gilbert's dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Andrenidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Andrena	Sminthopsis
Species	Andrena humilis	Sminthopsis gilberti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gilbert's dunnart
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.

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.