Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Rusty Snaketail

Andrena humilis compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Andrena	Ophiogomphus
Species	Andrena humilis	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rusty Snaketail
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.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.