Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Andrena humilis compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Andrena	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Andrena humilis	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
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.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.