Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cretan Bluet

Andrena humilis compared with Coenagrion intermedium

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Cretan Bluet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cretan Bluet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Andrena	Coenagrion
Species	Andrena humilis	Coenagrion intermedium

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Cretan Bluet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (inseto)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cretan Bluet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cretan Bluet
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.

Cretan Bluet

Habitat

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.