Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Giant Cola

Andrena humilis compared with Cola gigantea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Giant Cola is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Giant Cola
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	Malvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cola
Species	Andrena humilis	Cola gigantea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Giant Cola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Giant Cola
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.

Giant Cola

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.