Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Small Sandpit Mining Bee

Andrena humilis compared with Andrena argentata

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Small Sandpit Mining Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Small Sandpit Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family same	Andrenidae	Andrenidae
Genus same	Andrena	Andrena
Species	Andrena humilis	Andrena argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Small Sandpit Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

View Genus: Andrena

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Small Sandpit Mining Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Small Sandpit Mining Bee
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.

Small Sandpit Mining Bee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.