Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Skin beetle

Andrena humilis compared with Trogoderma angustum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Skin beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Andrena	Trogoderma
Species	Andrena humilis	Trogoderma angustum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Skin beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Skin beetle
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.

Skin beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 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