Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mountain Water Rat

Andrena humilis compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Water 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Andrena	Baiyankamys
Species	Andrena humilis	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Water 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.

Mountain Water 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.