Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs painted balloon aeolis

Andrena humilis compared with Eubranchus tricolor

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while painted balloon aeolis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	painted balloon aeolis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Andrenidae	Eubranchidae
Genus	Andrena	Eubranchus
Species	Andrena humilis	Eubranchus tricolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and painted balloon aeolis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

painted balloon aeolis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	painted balloon aeolis
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.

painted balloon aeolis

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden