Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Andrena humilis compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Andrenidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Andrena	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Andrena humilis	Pteropus pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
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.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.