Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs slender facelina

Andrena humilis compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Andrenidae	Facelinidae
Genus	Andrena	Facelina
Species	Andrena humilis	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and slender facelina share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	slender facelina
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.

slender facelina

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden