Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Lost Flat-Body

Andrena humilis compared with Depressaria depressana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Lost Flat-Body is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lost Flat-Body
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Andrenidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Andrena	Depressaria
Species	Andrena humilis	Depressaria depressana

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Lost Flat-Body share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Lost Flat-Body

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lost Flat-Body
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.

Lost Flat-Body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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