Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs field vole

Andrena humilis compared with Microtus agrestis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while field vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	field vole
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)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Andrenidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Andrena	Microtus
Species	Andrena humilis	Microtus agrestis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

field vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	field vole
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.

field vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

field vole

田鼠（Microtus agrestis）在IUCN红色名录中被列为近危（NT）。接近受威胁标准，若无保护措施，种群可能变得易危。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden