Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Levant Pincertail

Andrena humilis compared with Onychogomphus macrodon

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Levant Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Levant Pincertail
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	Gomphidae
Genus	Andrena	Onychogomphus
Species	Andrena humilis	Onychogomphus macrodon

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Levant Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Levant Pincertail
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.

Levant Pincertail

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.