Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs ligate snail

Andrena humilis compared with Helix ligata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while ligate snail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	ligate snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Andrenidae	Helicidae
Genus	Andrena	Helix
Species	Andrena humilis	Helix ligata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

ligate snail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	ligate snail
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.

ligate snail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Italy.

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.