Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Scarce Marsh Neb

Andrena humilis compared with Monochroa divisella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Scarce Marsh Neb is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scarce Marsh Neb
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Andrena	Monochroa
Species	Andrena humilis	Monochroa divisella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Scarce Marsh Neb

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scarce Marsh Neb
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.

Scarce Marsh Neb

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden