Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Desert Thorn

Andrena humilis compared with Lycium minimum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Desert Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Andrenidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lycium
Species	Andrena humilis	Lycium minimum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Desert Thorn
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 Thorn

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.