Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pygmy Batis

Andrena humilis compared with Batis perkeo

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pygmy Batis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pygmy Batis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Andrenidae	Platysteiridae
Genus	Andrena	Batis
Species	Andrena humilis	Batis perkeo

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pygmy Batis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pygmy Batis
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.

Pygmy Batis

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway