Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs sheet-web spiders

Andrena humilis compared with Erigone dentosa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while sheet-web spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	sheet-web spiders
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Andrenidae	Linyphiidae
Genus	Andrena	Erigone
Species	Andrena humilis	Erigone dentosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and sheet-web spiders share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

sheet-web spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	sheet-web spiders
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.

sheet-web spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway