Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs date palm scale

Andrena humilis compared with Parlatoria blanchardi

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while date palm scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	date palm scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)
Family	Andrenidae	Diaspididae
Genus	Andrena	Parlatoria
Species	Andrena humilis	Parlatoria blanchardi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

date palm scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	date palm scale
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.

date palm scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium