Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Eastern Spruce

Andrena humilis compared with Picea rubens

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Eastern Spruce is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eastern Spruce
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	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Andrena	Picea
Species	Andrena humilis	Picea rubens

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Eastern Spruce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eastern Spruce
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 Spruce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

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.