Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

Andrena humilis compared with Lecidea lapicida

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lecidea
Species	Andrena humilis	Lecidea lapicida

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen
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-Orange Disk Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.