Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs green heather

Andrena humilis compared with Erica scoparia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while green heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	green heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Andrena	Erica
Species	Andrena humilis	Erica scoparia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

green heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	green heather
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.

green heather

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Netherlands.

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.