Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Andrena humilis compared with Menetes berdmorei

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Indochinese Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Indochinese Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Andrenidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Andrena	Menetes
Species	Andrena humilis	Menetes berdmorei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Indochinese Ground Squirrel
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.

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

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.