Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dog tail

Andrena humilis compared with Buddleja asiatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dog tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Buddleja
Species	Andrena humilis	Buddleja asiatica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dog tail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dog tail
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.

Dog tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, 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.