Bilberry Mining Bee vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Andrena lapponica compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Mining Bee	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family same	Andrenidae	Andrenidae
Genus same	Andrena	Andrena
Species	Andrena lapponica	Andrena humilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bilberry Mining Bee and Buff-tailed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Bilberry Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bilberry Mining Bee

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.

Bilberry Mining Bee

The Bilberry Mining Bee (Andrena lapponica) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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