Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Green's mealybug

Andrena humilis compared with Phenacoccus interruptus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Green's mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Green's mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Andrena	Phenacoccus
Species	Andrena humilis	Phenacoccus interruptus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Green's mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Green's mealybug
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's mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden