Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Forest Krantz Ash

Andrena humilis compared with Atalaya natalensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Forest Krantz Ash is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forest Krantz Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Andrenidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Andrena	Atalaya
Species	Andrena humilis	Atalaya natalensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Forest Krantz Ash

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forest Krantz Ash
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 Krantz Ash

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.