Briar Discus vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Aleurodiscus aurantius compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Briar Discus	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Stereaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Aleurodiscus	Andrena
Species	Aleurodiscus aurantius	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Briar Discus

DD — Data Deficient

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Briar Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Briar Discus

The Briar Discus (Aleurodiscus aurantius) is a species in the genus Aleurodiscus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden