Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

Andrena humilis compared with Cyrtandra waiolani

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Gesneriaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cyrtandra
Species	Andrena humilis	Cyrtandra waiolani

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra
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.

Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra

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.