Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Forest redgum

Andrena humilis compared with Eucalyptus tereticornis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forest redgum
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	Myrtaceae
Genus	Andrena	Eucalyptus
Species	Andrena humilis	Eucalyptus tereticornis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Forest redgum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forest redgum
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 redgum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.