Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Highland Flat-body

Andrena humilis compared with Depressaria silesiaca

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Highland Flat-body is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Highland Flat-body
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)	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)
Family	Andrenidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Andrena	Depressaria
Species	Andrena humilis	Depressaria silesiaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Highland Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (côn trùng)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Highland Flat-body

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Highland 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.

Highland Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden