Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Scarce Marbled

Andrena humilis compared with Eublemma minutata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Scarce Marbled is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scarce Marbled
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Andrenidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Andrena	Eublemma
Species	Andrena humilis	Eublemma minutata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Scarce Marbled share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (böcek)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Scarce Marbled

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scarce Marbled
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.

Scarce Marbled

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