Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Forked Stagshorn

Andrena humilis compared with Calocera furcata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Forked Stagshorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forked Stagshorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Andrenidae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Andrena	Calocera
Species	Andrena humilis	Calocera furcata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Forked Stagshorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forked Stagshorn
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 Stagshorn

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden