Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Passerine tick

Andrena humilis compared with Ixodes frontalis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Passerine tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Passerine tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Andrenidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Andrena	Ixodes
Species	Andrena humilis	Ixodes frontalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Passerine tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Passerine tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Passerine tick
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.

Passerine tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, 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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden