Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs New Guinean Quoll

Andrena humilis compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Andrenidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Andrena	Dasyurus
Species	Andrena humilis	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

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.