Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mite

Andrena humilis compared with Ornithonyssus bacoti

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Andrenidae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Andrena	Ornithonyssus
Species	Andrena humilis	Ornithonyssus bacoti

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Mite share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mite
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.

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden