Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs lesser field grasshopper

Andrena humilis compared with Chorthippus mollis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while lesser field grasshopper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	lesser field grasshopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Acrididae
Genus	Andrena	Chorthippus
Species	Andrena humilis	Chorthippus mollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and lesser field grasshopper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

lesser field grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	lesser field grasshopper
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.

lesser field grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Luxembourg.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg