Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Council tree

Andrena humilis compared with Ficus altissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Council tree
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	Moraceae
Genus	Andrena	Ficus
Species	Andrena humilis	Ficus altissima

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Council tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Council tree
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.

Council tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Tanzania, and 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.