Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Crying Tree

Andrena humilis compared with Euphorbia cupularis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Crying Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Crying Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Euphorbia
Species	Andrena humilis	Euphorbia cupularis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Crying Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Crying 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.

Crying Tree

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.