Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Andrena humilis compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Andrena	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Andrena humilis	Pteropus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Philippine Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
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.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

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.