Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Shrew tick

Andrena humilis compared with Ixodes trianguliceps

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Shrew tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Shrew tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Andrenidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Andrena	Ixodes
Species	Andrena humilis	Ixodes trianguliceps

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Shrew tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Shrew tick
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.

Shrew tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, 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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden