Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Schwarzer Apollo

Andrena humilis compared with Parnassius mnemosyne

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Schwarzer Apollo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Schwarzer Apollo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Andrenidae	Papilionidae
Genus	Andrena	Parnassius
Species	Andrena humilis	Parnassius mnemosyne

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Schwarzer Apollo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Schwarzer Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Schwarzer Apollo
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.

Schwarzer Apollo

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Schwarzer Apollo

Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden