Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Forked Sundew

Andrena humilis compared with Drosera binata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forked Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Andrena	Drosera
Species	Andrena humilis	Drosera binata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Forked Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Forked Sundew
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 Sundew

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.