Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs green boring sponge

Andrena humilis compared with Cliona viridis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while green boring sponge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	green boring sponge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Clionaida (Clionaida)
Family	Andrenidae	Clionaidae
Genus	Andrena	Cliona
Species	Andrena humilis	Cliona viridis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

green boring sponge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	green boring sponge
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.

green boring sponge

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.