Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs dwarf-apple

Andrena humilis compared with Angophora hispida

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while dwarf-apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	dwarf-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Andrena	Angophora
Species	Andrena humilis	Angophora hispida

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

dwarf-apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	dwarf-apple
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.

dwarf-apple

Habitat

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

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.