Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Silverfish

Andrena humilis compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Andrenidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Andrena	Ctenolepisma
Species	Andrena humilis	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden