Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cuachichic

Andrena humilis compared with Garrya laurifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cuachichic
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Garryales (Garryales)
Family	Andrenidae	Garryaceae
Genus	Andrena	Garrya
Species	Andrena humilis	Garrya laurifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cuachichic

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cuachichic
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.

Cuachichic

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.