Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs marsh rice rat

Andrena humilis compared with Oryzomys palustris

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while marsh rice rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	marsh rice rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Andrenidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Andrena	Oryzomys
Species	Andrena humilis	Oryzomys palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	marsh rice rat
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.

marsh rice rat

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.