Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mantled Baskettail

Andrena humilis compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mantled Baskettail
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	Corduliidae
Genus	Andrena	Epitheca
Species	Andrena humilis	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mantled Baskettail
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.

Mantled Baskettail

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.