Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Greyling Bracket

Andrena humilis compared with Postia tephroleuca

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Greyling Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Greyling Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Andrenidae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Andrena	Postia
Species	Andrena humilis	Postia tephroleuca

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Greyling Bracket
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.

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden