Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle

Andrena humilis compared with Harpalus affinis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (besouro)
Family	Andrenidae	Carabidae
Genus	Andrena	Harpalus
Species	Andrena humilis	Harpalus affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle
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.

Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden