Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Saltern Bent-wing

Andrena humilis compared with Bucculatrix maritima

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Saltern Bent-wing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Saltern Bent-wing
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	Bucculatricidae
Genus	Andrena	Bucculatrix
Species	Andrena humilis	Bucculatrix maritima

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Saltern Bent-wing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Saltern Bent-wing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Saltern Bent-wing
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.

Saltern Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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