Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cheesewood

Andrena humilis compared with Pittosporum senacia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cheesewood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Andrena	Pittosporum
Species	Andrena humilis	Pittosporum senacia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cheesewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cheesewood
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.

Cheesewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Cheesewood

The Cheesewood (Pittosporum senacia) is a species in the genus Pittosporum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.