Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Maple Prominent

Andrena humilis compared with Ptilodon cucullina

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Maple Prominent is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Maple Prominent
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	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Andrenidae	Notodontidae
Genus	Andrena	Ptilodon
Species	Andrena humilis	Ptilodon cucullina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Maple Prominent

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Maple Prominent
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.

Maple Prominent

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden