Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cook's Holly

Andrena humilis compared with Ilex cookii

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Cook's Holly
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family Andrenidae Aquifoliaceae
Genus Andrena Ilex
Species Andrena humilis Ilex cookii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Cook's Holly
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.

Cook's Holly

Habitat

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

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.

Cook's Holly

No description available.

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