Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Traça

Andrena humilis compared with Phlogophora interrupta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Traça
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Andrena	Phlogophora
Species	Andrena humilis	Phlogophora interrupta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Traça

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Traça
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.

Traça

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.