Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs lettered cone

Andrena humilis compared with Conus litteratus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while lettered cone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	lettered cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Mollusca (软体动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Gastropoda (腹足纲)
Order	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Neogastropoda (新腹足目)
Family	Andrenidae	Conidae
Genus	Andrena	Conus
Species	Andrena humilis	Conus litteratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

lettered cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	lettered cone
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.

lettered cone

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (Norway).

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway