Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Heer Wolf Spider

Andrena humilis compared with Hogna heeri

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Heer Wolf Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Heer Wolf Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Andrenidae	Lycosidae
Genus	Andrena	Hogna
Species	Andrena humilis	Hogna heeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Heer Wolf Spider share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Heer Wolf Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Heer Wolf Spider
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.

Heer Wolf Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.