vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria) Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class Cyanobacteriia Insecta (serangga)
Order Cyanobacteriales Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Microcystaceae Andrenidae
Genus Aphanocapsa Andrena
Species Aphanocapsa holsatica Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Aphanocapsa holsatica is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, forming small, diffuse colonies of spherical cells embedded in a colorless mucilaginous matrix. It inhabits the plankton of oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes.

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 2 countries:

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