Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Nassonov's mealybug

Andrena humilis compared with Planococcus vovae

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Nassonov's mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nassonov's mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Andrena	Planococcus
Species	Andrena humilis	Planococcus vovae

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Nassonov's mealybug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Nassonov's mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nassonov's mealybug
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.

Nassonov's mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden