Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Oso Hormiguero

Andrena humilis compared with Tamandua mexicana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Oso Hormiguero is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Oso Hormiguero
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Andrenidae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Andrena	Tamandua
Species	Andrena humilis	Tamandua mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Oso Hormiguero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Oso Hormiguero
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.

Oso Hormiguero

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.