Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dingaan's Widow

Andrena humilis compared with Dingana dingana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dingaan's Widow is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dingaan's Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Andrena	Dingana
Species	Andrena humilis	Dingana dingana

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Dingaan's Widow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecte)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dingaan's Widow

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dingaan's Widow
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.

Dingaan's Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.