Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Rough-Tailed

Andrena humilis compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Andrena	Bathytoshia
Species	Andrena humilis	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rough-Tailed
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.

Rough-Tailed

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.