Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Red Nail Gall Mite

Andrena humilis compared with Eriophyes tiliae

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Red Nail Gall Mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red Nail Gall Mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Eriophyidae
Genus	Andrena	Eriophyes
Species	Andrena humilis	Eriophyes tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Red Nail Gall Mite share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Red Nail Gall Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red Nail Gall Mite
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 Nail Gall Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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