Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs meadow brown

Andrena humilis compared with Maniola jurtina

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while meadow brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	meadow brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class same	Insecta (कीट)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Hymenoptera (कलापक्ष)	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)
Family	Andrenidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Andrena	Maniola
Species	Andrena humilis	Maniola jurtina

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and meadow brown share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (कीट)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

meadow brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	meadow brown
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.

meadow brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

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.

meadow brown

meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden