Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Gray Birch

Andrena humilis compared with Betula alleghaniensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Gray Birch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gray Birch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Andrenidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Betula
Species	Andrena humilis	Betula alleghaniensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Gray Birch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gray Birch
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.

Gray Birch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Estonia, France, 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.