Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Long Skimmer

Andrena humilis compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Long Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Long Skimmer
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	Libellulidae
Genus	Andrena	Orthetrum
Species	Andrena humilis	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Long Skimmer
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.

Long Skimmer

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.