Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs white abra

Andrena humilis compared with Abra alba

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while white abra is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	white abra
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Andrenidae	Semelidae
Genus	Andrena	Abra
Species	Andrena humilis	Abra alba

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

white abra

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	white abra
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.

white abra

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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