Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs sea beard

Andrena humilis compared with Nemertesia antennina

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while sea beard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	sea beard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Hydrozoa (Hydrozoa)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Leptothecata (Leptothecata)
Family	Andrenidae	Plumulariidae
Genus	Andrena	Nemertesia
Species	Andrena humilis	Nemertesia antennina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

sea beard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	sea beard
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.

sea beard

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, 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 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden