Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Andrena humilis compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Merida Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Andrenidae	Soricidae
Genus	Andrena	Cryptotis
Species	Andrena humilis	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Merida Small-eared Shrew
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.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.