Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Erasmus Clover

Andrena humilis compared with Trifolium africanum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Erasmus Clover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Erasmus Clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Trifolium
Species	Andrena humilis	Trifolium africanum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Erasmus Clover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Erasmus Clover
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.

Erasmus Clover

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.