Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dotted lancepod

Andrena humilis compared with Lonchocarpus punctatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dotted lancepod
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lonchocarpus
Species	Andrena humilis	Lonchocarpus punctatus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dotted lancepod

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dotted lancepod
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.

Dotted lancepod

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.