Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Plateau Pika

Andrena humilis compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Plateau Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Plateau Pika
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Andrenidae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Andrena	Ochotona
Species	Andrena humilis	Ochotona curzoniae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Plateau Pika
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.

Plateau Pika

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.