Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Merriam's kangaroo rat

Andrena humilis compared with Dipodomys merriami

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Merriam's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Merriam's kangaroo 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	Heteromyidae
Genus	Andrena	Dipodomys
Species	Andrena humilis	Dipodomys merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Merriam's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Merriam's kangaroo 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.

Merriam's kangaroo 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.