Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Elephant's Tooth

Andrena humilis compared with Coryphantha elephantidens

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Elephant's Tooth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Elephant's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Andrena	Coryphantha
Species	Andrena humilis	Coryphantha elephantidens

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Elephant's Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Elephant's Tooth
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's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.