Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs ground cholla

Andrena humilis compared with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while ground cholla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	ground cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cylindropuntia
Species	Andrena humilis	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	ground cholla
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.

ground cholla

Habitat

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

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.