Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ridged Ear Abalone

Andrena humilis compared with Haliotis scalaris

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ridged Ear Abalone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ridged Ear Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Andrenidae	Haliotidae
Genus	Andrena	Haliotis
Species	Andrena humilis	Haliotis scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ridged Ear Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ridged Ear Abalone
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.

Ridged Ear Abalone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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.