Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Andrena humilis compared with Chilonatalus micropus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Andrenidae	Natalidae
Genus	Andrena	Chilonatalus
Species	Andrena humilis	Chilonatalus micropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat
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.

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.