Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Drooping Tonguefern

Andrena humilis compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Andrena	Elaphoglossum
Species	Andrena humilis	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Drooping Tonguefern
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.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.