Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mexican cottontail

Andrena humilis compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Andrenidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Andrena	Sylvilagus
Species	Andrena humilis	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

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.