Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs small heath

Andrena humilis compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	small heath
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Andrena	Coenonympha
Species	Andrena humilis	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	small heath
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.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

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.

small heath

A borboleta-das-pastagens (Coenonympha pamphilus) esta classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuida e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden