Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hazel Pot Beetle

Andrena humilis compared with Cryptocephalus coryli

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hazel Pot Beetle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hazel Pot Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)	Coleoptera (Bọ cánh cứng)
Family	Andrenidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Andrena	Cryptocephalus
Species	Andrena humilis	Cryptocephalus coryli

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Hazel Pot Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (côn trùng)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hazel Pot Beetle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hazel Pot Beetle
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.

Hazel Pot Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden