Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Fire Birch

Andrena humilis compared with Betula populifolia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Fire Birch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fire Birch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Andrenidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Betula
Species	Andrena humilis	Betula populifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Fire Birch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fire Birch
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.

Fire Birch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, United Kingdom, 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.