Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Elephant Apple

Andrena humilis compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Dillenia
Species	Andrena humilis	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Elephant 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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.