Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Spring Blackclock

Andrena humilis compared with Pterostichus vernalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Spring Blackclock
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	Pterostichus
Species	Andrena humilis	Pterostichus vernalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Spring Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Spring Blackclock
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.

Spring Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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