Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Kerville's Featherleg

Andrena humilis compared with Platycnemis kervillei

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Kerville's Featherleg is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Kerville's Featherleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Platycnemididae
Genus	Andrena	Platycnemis
Species	Andrena humilis	Platycnemis kervillei

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Kerville's Featherleg share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Kerville's Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Kerville's Featherleg
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.

Kerville's Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.