Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Fragrant tree daisy

Andrena humilis compared with Olearia fragrantissima

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Fragrant tree daisy is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fragrant tree daisy
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	Olearia
Species	Andrena humilis	Olearia fragrantissima

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Fragrant tree daisy

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fragrant tree daisy
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.

Fragrant tree daisy

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.