Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Spotted Darter

Andrena humilis compared with Sympetrum depressiusculum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Spotted Darter is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Spotted Darter
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	Libellulidae
Genus	Andrena	Sympetrum
Species	Andrena humilis	Sympetrum depressiusculum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Spotted Darter

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Spotted Darter
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.

Spotted Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg