Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Lorestan Earless Toad

Andrena humilis compared with Bufotes luristanicus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Lorestan Earless Toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lorestan Earless Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Andrenidae	Bufonidae
Genus	Andrena	Bufotes
Species	Andrena humilis	Bufotes luristanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Lorestan Earless Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lorestan Earless Toad
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.

Lorestan Earless Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.