Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Merida Sunangel

Andrena humilis compared with Heliangelus spencei

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Merida Sunangel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Merida Sunangel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Andrena	Heliangelus
Species	Andrena humilis	Heliangelus spencei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Merida Sunangel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Merida Sunangel
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.

Merida Sunangel

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.