Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Clasping heliotrope

Andrena humilis compared with Heliotropium amplexicaule

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Clasping heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Clasping heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Andrenidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Heliotropium
Species	Andrena humilis	Heliotropium amplexicaule

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Clasping heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Clasping heliotrope
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.

Clasping heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Clasping heliotrope

The Clasping heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) is a species in the genus Heliotropium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium