Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs dune wattle

Andrena humilis compared with Acacia ligulata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while dune wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	dune wattle
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	Acacia
Species	Andrena humilis	Acacia ligulata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

dune wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	dune wattle
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.

dune wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cyprus.

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.