Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Andrena humilis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Andrenidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Andrena	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Andrena humilis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

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.