Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Green Wintergreen

Andrena humilis compared with Pyrola chlorantha

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Green Wintergreen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Green Wintergreen
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	Pyrola
Species	Andrena humilis	Pyrola chlorantha

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Green Wintergreen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Green Wintergreen
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 Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.