Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dark Crazed Cap

Andrena humilis compared with Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dark Crazed Cap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dark Crazed Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)
Order	Hymenoptera (غشائيات الأجنحة)	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)
Family	Andrenidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Andrena	Dermoloma
Species	Andrena humilis	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dark Crazed Cap
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.

Dark Crazed Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. 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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden