Alder Wrinkle vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Alder Wrinkle is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Taphrina	Andrena
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Wrinkle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Alder Wrinkle

The Alder Wrinkle (Taphrina tosquinetii) is a species in the genus Taphrina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden