Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Gull Feed

Andrena humilis compared with Scaevola plumieri

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Gull Feed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gull Feed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Goodeniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Scaevola
Species	Andrena humilis	Scaevola plumieri

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Gull Feed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gull Feed
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.

Gull Feed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bahamas, Brazil, Cuba, Guinea, and Venezuela.

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.