Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Oriental Scarlet

Andrena humilis compared with Crocothemis servilia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Oriental Scarlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Oriental Scarlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Andrena	Crocothemis
Species	Andrena humilis	Crocothemis servilia

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Oriental Scarlet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecto)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Oriental Scarlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Oriental Scarlet
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.

Oriental Scarlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Poland, United Kingdom, and 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.