Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Eastern Hornbeam

Andrena humilis compared with Carpinus orientalis

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Eastern Hornbeam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eastern Hornbeam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Andrenidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Carpinus
Species	Andrena humilis	Carpinus orientalis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Eastern Hornbeam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eastern Hornbeam
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.

Eastern Hornbeam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.