Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Raya vela

Andrena humilis compared with Rajella lintea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Raya vela is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Raya vela
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Andrenidae	Rajidae
Genus	Andrena	Rajella
Species	Andrena humilis	Rajella lintea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Raya vela

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Raya vela
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.

Raya vela

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden