vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Acetobacter lambici compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acetobacterales	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Acetobacteraceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Acetobacter	Andrena
Species	Acetobacter lambici	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Acetobacter lambici is an acetic acid bacterium isolated from lambic beer, a spontaneously fermented Belgian beer style, where it contributes to the characteristic acidic flavour profile. Like other Acetobacter species, it oxidises ethanol to acetic acid under aerobic conditions. This species plays a role in traditional fermented beverage production and is of interest in food microbiology and flavour chemistry.

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.