Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Forest Climbing Bushwillow

Andrena humilis compared with Combretum edwardsii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forest Climbing 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 edwardsii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Forest Climbing Bushwillow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forest Climbing 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 Climbing 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.