Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Galapagos Bean

Andrena humilis compared with Phaseolus mollis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Galapagos Bean is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Galapagos Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Phaseolus
Species	Andrena humilis	Phaseolus mollis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Galapagos Bean

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Galapagos Bean
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.

Galapagos Bean

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.