Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Drummond's Cypress Pine

Andrena humilis compared with Callitris drummondii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Drummond's Cypress Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Drummond's Cypress Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Andrena	Callitris
Species	Andrena humilis	Callitris drummondii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Drummond's Cypress Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Drummond's Cypress Pine
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.

Drummond's Cypress Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.