Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Madagascan fruit bat

Andrena humilis compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Andrenidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Andrena	Eidolon
Species	Andrena humilis	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Madagascan fruit bat
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.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.