Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Giam

Andrena humilis compared with Hopea forbesii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Giam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Andrena	Hopea
Species	Andrena humilis	Hopea forbesii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Giam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Giam
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.

Giam

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.