vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Arrhenia rustica compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Insecta (Insects)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Hygrophoraceae Andrenidae
Genus Arrhenia Andrena
Species Arrhenia rustica Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

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.

The , Arrhenia rustica, is a species. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, meaning insufficient information exists to assess its risk of extinction. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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:

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