Brilliant Emerald vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Somatochlora metallica compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Brilliant Emerald is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brilliant Emerald	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class same	Insecta (serangga)	Insecta (serangga)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Corduliidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Somatochlora	Andrena
Species	Somatochlora metallica	Andrena humilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brilliant Emerald and Buff-tailed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (serangga)

Conservation Status

Brilliant Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brilliant Emerald	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brilliant Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, 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.

Brilliant Emerald

Brilliant Emerald (Somatochlora metallica) 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.

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 5 countries:

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