Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Desert Kurrajong

Andrena humilis compared with Brachychiton gregorii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Desert Kurrajong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Brachychiton
Species	Andrena humilis	Brachychiton gregorii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Desert Kurrajong

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Desert Kurrajong
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.

Desert Kurrajong

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.