Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Andrena humilis compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Andrenidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Andrena	Lepilemur
Species	Andrena humilis	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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’s Sportive Lemur

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.