Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Painted Woolly Bat

Andrena humilis compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Andrenidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Andrena	Kerivoula
Species	Andrena humilis	Kerivoula picta

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Painted Woolly Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Painted Woolly Bat
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 Woolly Bat

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.