Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Gibraltar Grevillea

Andrena humilis compared with Grevillea rhizomatosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gibraltar Grevillea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Andrenidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Andrena	Grevillea
Species	Andrena humilis	Grevillea rhizomatosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Gibraltar Grevillea

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gibraltar Grevillea
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.

Gibraltar Grevillea

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.