Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs least chink shell

Andrena humilis compared with Lacuna parva

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while least chink shell is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	least chink shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Andrenidae	Littorinidae
Genus	Andrena	Lacuna
Species	Andrena humilis	Lacuna parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and least chink shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

least chink shell

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	least chink shell
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.

least chink shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden