Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs upland field grasshopper

Andrena humilis compared with Chorthippus apricarius

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while upland field grasshopper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	upland field grasshopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Acrididae
Genus	Andrena	Chorthippus
Species	Andrena humilis	Chorthippus apricarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and upland field grasshopper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

upland field grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	upland field grasshopper
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.

upland field grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden