Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs snowshoe hare

Andrena humilis compared with Lepus americanus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while snowshoe hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	snowshoe hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Lagomorpha (Hasenartige)
Family	Andrenidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Andrena	Lepus
Species	Andrena humilis	Lepus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and snowshoe hare share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

snowshoe hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	snowshoe hare
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.

snowshoe hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.