Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Green Crombec

Andrena humilis compared with Sylvietta virens

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Green Crombec is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Green Crombec
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Andrenidae	Macrosphenidae
Genus	Andrena	Sylvietta
Species	Andrena humilis	Sylvietta virens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Green Crombec

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Green Crombec
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 Crombec

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway