Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Stonecrop Fanner

Andrena humilis compared with Glyphipterix equitella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Stonecrop Fanner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Stonecrop Fanner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Glyphipterigidae
Genus	Andrena	Glyphipterix
Species	Andrena humilis	Glyphipterix equitella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Stonecrop Fanner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Stonecrop Fanner
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.

Stonecrop Fanner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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