Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs emperor dragonfly

Andrena humilis compared with Anax imperator

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	emperor dragonfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Odonata (Стрекозы)
Family	Andrenidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Andrena	Anax
Species	Andrena humilis	Anax imperator

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and emperor dragonfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (насекомые)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

emperor dragonfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	emperor dragonfly
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.

emperor dragonfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.

emperor dragonfly

emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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