Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Green Mountain Grasshopper

Andrena humilis compared with Miramella alpina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Green Mountain Grasshopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Acrididae
Genus	Andrena	Miramella
Species	Andrena humilis	Miramella alpina

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Green Mountain Grasshopper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Green Mountain Grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Green Mountain Grasshopper
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 Mountain Grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.