Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Chinese Red Pine

Andrena humilis compared with Pinus tabuliformis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Chinese Red Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Chinese Red Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Andrena	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Andrena humilis	Pinus tabuliformis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Chinese Red Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Chinese Red Pine
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.

Chinese Red Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in North Korea.

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.

Chinese Red Pine

The Chinese Red Pine (Pinus tabuliformis) is a species in the genus Pinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in North Korea.