Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Devil'S Dipstick

Andrena humilis compared with Mutinus elegans

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Devil'S Dipstick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Andrenidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Andrena	Mutinus
Species	Andrena humilis	Mutinus elegans

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Devil'S Dipstick
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.

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.