Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs sun shell

Andrena humilis compared with Astraea heliotropium

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while sun shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Andrenidae	Turbinidae
Genus	Andrena	Astraea
Species	Andrena humilis	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and sun shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	sun shell
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.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.