Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Forked Aster

Andrena humilis compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forked Aster
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	Eurybia
Species	Andrena humilis	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forked Aster
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.

Forked Aster

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.