Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dahoon

Andrena humilis compared with Ilex cassine

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dahoon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ilex
Species	Andrena humilis	Ilex cassine

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dahoon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dahoon
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.

Dahoon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Cuba 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.