Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Goosefoot

Andrena humilis compared with Acer pensylvanicum

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Goosefoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Goosefoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Andrenidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Andrena	Acer
Species	Andrena humilis	Acer pensylvanicum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Goosefoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Goosefoot
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.

Goosefoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.