Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Swallow Nycteoline

Andrena humilis compared with Nycteola degenerana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Swallow Nycteoline is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Swallow Nycteoline
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	Nolidae
Genus	Andrena	Nycteola
Species	Andrena humilis	Nycteola degenerana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Swallow Nycteoline

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Swallow Nycteoline
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.

Swallow Nycteoline

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden