Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Highfin dogfish

Andrena humilis compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Andrena	Centroscyllium
Species	Andrena humilis	Centroscyllium excelsum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Highfin dogfish
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.

Highfin dogfish

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.