Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Underwood’s Bonneted Bat

Andrena humilis compared with Eumops underwoodi

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Underwood’s Bonneted Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Underwood’s Bonneted Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Andrenidae	Molossidae
Genus	Andrena	Eumops
Species	Andrena humilis	Eumops underwoodi

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Underwood’s Bonneted Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Underwood’s Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Underwood’s Bonneted Bat
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.

Underwood’s Bonneted Bat

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.