Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Firewheel

Andrena humilis compared with Gaillardia pulchella

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Firewheel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Firewheel
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Andrenidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Andrena Gaillardia
Species Andrena humilis Gaillardia pulchella

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Firewheel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Firewheel
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.

Firewheel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, Palau), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Firewheel

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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