Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Caucasian Beet

Andrena humilis compared with Beta trigyna

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Caucasian Beet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Caucasian Beet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Andrena	Beta
Species	Andrena humilis	Beta trigyna

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Caucasian Beet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Caucasian Beet
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.

Caucasian Beet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).

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.

Caucasian Beet

The Caucasian Beet (Beta trigyna) is a species in the genus Beta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden