Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Yellow Longbill

Andrena humilis compared with Macrosphenus flavicans

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Yellow Longbill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Yellow Longbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Andrenidae	Macrosphenidae
Genus	Andrena	Macrosphenus
Species	Andrena humilis	Macrosphenus flavicans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Yellow Longbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Yellow Longbill
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.

Yellow Longbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway