Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Small Dark-bee

Andrena humilis compared with Stelis breviuscula

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Small Dark-bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Small Dark-bee
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 same	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Andrenidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Andrena	Stelis
Species	Andrena humilis	Stelis breviuscula

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Small Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (膜翅目)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Small Dark-bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Small Dark-bee
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.

Small Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, 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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden