Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Impunctate Mini-miner

Andrena humilis compared with Andrena subopaca

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Impunctate Mini-miner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Impunctate Mini-miner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Andrenidae	Andrenidae
Genus same	Andrena	Andrena
Species	Andrena humilis	Andrena subopaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Impunctate Mini-miner share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Impunctate Mini-miner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Impunctate Mini-miner
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.

Impunctate Mini-miner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden