Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Rainforest Brown

Andrena humilis compared with Cassionympha cassius

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Rainforest Brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rainforest Brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Andrena	Cassionympha
Species	Andrena humilis	Cassionympha cassius

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Rainforest Brown share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Rainforest Brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rainforest Brown
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.

Rainforest Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.