Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cascade Palm

Andrena humilis compared with Chamaedorea cataractarum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Cascade Palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cascade Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Andrenidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Andrena	Chamaedorea
Species	Andrena humilis	Chamaedorea cataractarum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cascade Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cascade Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Cascade Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

Cascade Palm

The Cascade Palm (Chamaedorea cataractarum) is a species in the genus Chamaedorea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.