vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Altererythrobacter troitsensis 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	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Andrena
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	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.

Altererythrobacter troitsensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, first described from Troitsk, Russia. Like other members of the genus, it may produce carotenoid pigments giving colonies a reddish-orange colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

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.