Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs sharp-ribbed door snail

Andrena humilis compared with Clausilia cruciata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while sharp-ribbed door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	sharp-ribbed door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Andrenidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Andrena	Clausilia
Species	Andrena humilis	Clausilia cruciata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and sharp-ribbed door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

sharp-ribbed door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	sharp-ribbed door snail
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.

sharp-ribbed door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden