Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Orange Featherleg

Andrena humilis compared with Platycnemis acutipennis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Orange Featherleg is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Orange Featherleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Platycnemididae
Genus	Andrena	Platycnemis
Species	Andrena humilis	Platycnemis acutipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Orange Featherleg share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Orange Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Orange Featherleg
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.

Orange Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.