Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Gall Oak Tree

Andrena humilis compared with Quercus faginea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Gall Oak Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gall Oak Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Andrenidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Andrena	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Andrena humilis	Quercus faginea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Gall Oak Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gall Oak Tree
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.

Gall Oak Tree

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.