Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Forest Bushwillow

Andrena humilis compared with Combretum kraussii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Forest Bushwillow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forest Bushwillow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Combretaceae
Genus	Andrena	Combretum
Species	Andrena humilis	Combretum kraussii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Forest Bushwillow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forest Bushwillow
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.

Forest Bushwillow

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.