Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Milk snail

Andrena humilis compared with Otala punctata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Milk snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Milk snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Andrenidae	Helicidae
Genus	Andrena	Otala
Species	Andrena humilis	Otala punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Milk snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Milk snail
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.

Milk snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway