Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Erizo Orejudo

Andrena humilis compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Erizo Orejudo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Erizo Orejudo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Andrenidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Andrena	Hemiechinus
Species	Andrena humilis	Hemiechinus auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Erizo Orejudo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Erizo Orejudo
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.

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

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.