Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Grey Knight

Andrena humilis compared with Tricholoma terreum

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Grey Knight is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Grey Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Andrena	Tricholoma
Species	Andrena humilis	Tricholoma terreum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Grey Knight

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Grey Knight
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.

Grey Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Chile, Norway, 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.