Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cowberry Redleaf

Andrena humilis compared with Exobasidium vaccinii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Cowberry Redleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cowberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Exobasidium
Species	Andrena humilis	Exobasidium vaccinii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cowberry Redleaf
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.

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden