Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Qu Yan

Andrena humilis compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Qu Yan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Qu Yan
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Andrenidae	Talpidae
Genus	Andrena	Uropsilus
Species	Andrena humilis	Uropsilus soricipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Qu Yan share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Qu Yan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Qu Yan
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.

Qu Yan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Qu Yan

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.