Large Meadow Mining Bee vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Andrena labialis compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Large Meadow Mining Bee is Near Threatened while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Meadow Mining Bee	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Andrenidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Andrena	Urocitellus
Species	Andrena labialis	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Meadow Mining Bee and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Meadow Mining Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Meadow Mining Bee	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Meadow Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.