Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tiny feather-winged beetle

Andrena humilis compared with Ptenidium pusillum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tiny feather-winged beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tiny feather-winged beetle
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	Ptiliidae
Genus	Andrena	Ptenidium
Species	Andrena humilis	Ptenidium pusillum

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Tiny feather-winged beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tiny feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tiny feather-winged beetle
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.

Tiny feather-winged beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden