Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs truncate barrel-bubble

Andrena humilis compared with Retusa truncatula

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while truncate barrel-bubble is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	truncate barrel-bubble
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cephalaspidea (Cephalaspidea)
Family	Andrenidae	Retusidae
Genus	Andrena	Retusa
Species	Andrena humilis	Retusa truncatula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

truncate barrel-bubble

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	truncate barrel-bubble
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.

truncate barrel-bubble

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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