Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dragon's Blood Tree

Andrena humilis compared with Dracaena cinnabari

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dragon's Blood Tree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dragon's Blood Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Andrena	Dracaena
Species	Andrena humilis	Dracaena cinnabari

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dragon's Blood Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dragon's Blood Tree
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.

Dragon's Blood Tree

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.