Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Andrena humilis compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Racket-tailed Emerald
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)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family	Andrenidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Andrena	Dorocordulia
Species	Andrena humilis	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Racket-tailed Emerald
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.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.