Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Slender Ground-hopper

Andrena humilis compared with Tetrix subulata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Slender Ground-hopper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Slender Ground-hopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Tetrigidae
Genus	Andrena	Tetrix
Species	Andrena humilis	Tetrix subulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Slender Ground-hopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Slender Ground-hopper
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 Ground-hopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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 5 countries:

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