Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pale Shining Brown

Andrena humilis compared with Polia bombycina

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pale Shining Brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pale Shining Brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Andrena	Polia
Species	Andrena humilis	Polia bombycina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pale Shining Brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pale Shining Brown
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.

Pale Shining Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden