Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Andrena humilis compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Andrenidae	Soricidae
Genus	Andrena	Chimarrogale
Species	Andrena humilis	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Himalayan Water Shrew
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.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.