Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs parma wallaby

Andrena humilis compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	parma wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Andrenidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Andrena	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Andrena humilis	Macropus parma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	parma wallaby
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.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.