Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Andrena humilis compared with Desmodium intortum

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Greenleaf ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Andrenidae Fabaceae
Genus Andrena Desmodium
Species Andrena humilis Desmodium intortum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Greenleaf ticktrefoil
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.

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

No description available.

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