Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Foxtail copperleaf

Andrena humilis compared with Acalypha alopecuroidea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Foxtail copperleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Foxtail copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Acalypha
Species	Andrena humilis	Acalypha alopecuroidea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Foxtail copperleaf
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.

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, and United States.

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.