Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Golden Spoon

Andrena humilis compared with Byrsonima crassifolia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Golden Spoon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Golden Spoon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Malpighiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Byrsonima
Species	Andrena humilis	Byrsonima crassifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Golden Spoon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Golden Spoon
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.

Golden Spoon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.