Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Felted Pinkgill

Andrena humilis compared with Entoloma griseocyaneum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Felted Pinkgill is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Felted Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Entolomataceae
Genus	Andrena	Entoloma
Species	Andrena humilis	Entoloma griseocyaneum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Felted Pinkgill

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Felted Pinkgill
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.

Felted Pinkgill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden