Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Guadalupe Palm

Andrena humilis compared with Brahea edulis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Guadalupe Palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Guadalupe Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Andrenidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Andrena	Brahea
Species	Andrena humilis	Brahea edulis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Guadalupe Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Guadalupe Palm
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.

Guadalupe Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Seychelles.

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.