Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Goa-bean

Andrena humilis compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Goa-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	Psophocarpus
Species	Andrena humilis	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Goa-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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.