Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Andrena humilis compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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	Perognathus
Species	Andrena humilis	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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 Pocket Mouse

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.