Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Curran’s Pitogo

Andrena humilis compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cycas
Species	Andrena humilis	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Curran’s Pitogo
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.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.