Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Meng's Skate

Andrena humilis compared with Okamejei mengae

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Meng's Skate is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Meng's Skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Rajidae
Genus	Andrena	Okamejei
Species	Andrena humilis	Okamejei mengae

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Meng's Skate share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Meng's Skate

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Meng's Skate
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.

Meng's Skate

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.