Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Red hazel midget

Andrena humilis compared with Phyllonorycter nicellii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Red hazel midget is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red hazel midget
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	Gracillariidae
Genus	Andrena	Phyllonorycter
Species	Andrena humilis	Phyllonorycter nicellii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Red hazel midget

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red hazel midget
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.

Red hazel midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden