Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Andrena humilis compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Andrenidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Andrena	Rhinophylla
Species	Andrena humilis	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Hairy Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hairy Little Fruit 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.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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.