Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mérida Brocket

Andrena humilis compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Andrenidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Andrena	Mazama
Species	Andrena humilis	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.