Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Andrena humilis compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Olive-gray Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Olive-gray Thomasomys
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Andrena	Thomasomys
Species	Andrena humilis	Thomasomys cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Olive-gray Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Olive-gray Thomasomys
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.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.