Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Strawberry root weevil

Andrena humilis compared with Otiorhynchus ovatus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Strawberry root weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Strawberry root weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Andrena	Otiorhynchus
Species	Andrena humilis	Otiorhynchus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Strawberry root weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Strawberry root weevil
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.

Strawberry root weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (34 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

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