Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs rosecutter-bee

Andrena humilis compared with Megachile willughbiella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	rosecutter-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family	Andrenidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Andrena	Megachile
Species	Andrena humilis	Megachile willughbiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and rosecutter-bee share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (перепончатокрылые)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

rosecutter-bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	rosecutter-bee
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.

rosecutter-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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 5 countries:

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