Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Doum Palm

Andrena humilis compared with Hyphaene thebaica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Doum Palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Doum Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Andrenidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Andrena	Hyphaene
Species	Andrena humilis	Hyphaene thebaica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Doum Palm
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.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

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.