Beeswax Bracket vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Ganoderma pfeifferi compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Beeswax Bracket is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beeswax Bracket	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Polyporaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Andrena
Species	Ganoderma pfeifferi	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Beeswax Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beeswax Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, 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.

Beeswax Bracket

The Beeswax Bracket (Ganoderma pfeifferi) is a species in the genus Ganoderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden