Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Highland Piercer

Andrena humilis compared with Cydia cognatana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Highland Piercer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Highland Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Andrena	Cydia
Species	Andrena humilis	Cydia cognatana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Highland Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Highland Piercer
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.

Highland Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden