Blue Ground Beetle vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Carabus intricatus compared with Andrena humilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Ground Beetle	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Carabidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Carabus	Andrena
Species	Carabus intricatus	Andrena humilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Ground Beetle and Buff-tailed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆蟲綱)

Conservation Status

Blue Ground Beetle

EX — Extinct

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Ground Beetle	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Blue Ground Beetle

The Blue Ground Beetle (Carabus intricatus) is a species in the genus Carabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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