Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Highveld Golden Mole

Andrena humilis compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Andrenidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Andrena	Amblysomus
Species	Andrena humilis	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Highveld Golden Mole
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.

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.