Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Texas antelope squirrel

Andrena humilis compared with Ammospermophilus interpres

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Texas antelope squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Texas antelope squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Andrenidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Andrena	Ammospermophilus
Species	Andrena humilis	Ammospermophilus interpres

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Texas antelope squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Texas antelope squirrel
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.

Texas antelope squirrel

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.