Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sucking louse

Andrena humilis compared with Polyplax spinulosa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sucking louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sucking louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Andrenidae	Polyplacidae
Genus	Andrena	Polyplax
Species	Andrena humilis	Polyplax spinulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sucking louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sucking louse
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.

Sucking louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden