Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Smith's Shrew

Andrena humilis compared with Chodsigoa smithii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Smith's Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Smith's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Andrenidae	Soricidae
Genus	Andrena	Chodsigoa
Species	Andrena humilis	Chodsigoa smithii

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Smith's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Smith's Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Smith's Shrew
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.

Smith's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.