Black Vine Weevil vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Otiorhynchus sulcatus compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Black Vine Weevil is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Vine Weevil	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family	Curculionidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Otiorhynchus	Andrena
Species	Otiorhynchus sulcatus	Andrena humilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Vine Weevil and Buff-tailed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Black Vine Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Vine Weevil	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Vine Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Azerbaijan, Japan, Turkey), Europe (32 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black Vine Weevil

The Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is a species in the genus Otiorhynchus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm, found across Albania, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and more.

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