Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs robust bobtail

Andrena humilis compared with Sepiola robusta

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while robust bobtail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	robust bobtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Andrenidae	Sepiolidae
Genus	Andrena	Sepiola
Species	Andrena humilis	Sepiola robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

robust bobtail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	robust bobtail
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.

robust bobtail

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.