Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tome's spiny rat

Andrena humilis compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tome's spiny rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tome's spiny rat
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	Echimyidae
Genus	Andrena	Proechimys
Species	Andrena humilis	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tome's spiny rat
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.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.