Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Le Micropotamogale du Mont Nimba

Andrena humilis compared with Micropotamogale lamottei

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Le Micropotamogale du Mont Nimba is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Le Micropotamogale du Mont Nimba
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Andrenidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Andrena	Micropotamogale
Species	Andrena humilis	Micropotamogale lamottei

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Le Micropotamogale du Mont Nimba share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Le Micropotamogale du Mont Nimba

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Le Micropotamogale du Mont Nimba
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.

Le Micropotamogale du Mont Nimba

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.