Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cherokee Plum

Andrena humilis compared with Prunus angustifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cherokee Plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Andrena humilis	Prunus angustifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cherokee Plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cherokee Plum
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.

Cherokee Plum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Libya.

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.

Cherokee Plum

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