Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hairy Bracket

Andrena humilis compared with Trametes hirsuta

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hairy Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hairy 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	Polyporaceae
Genus	Andrena	Trametes
Species	Andrena humilis	Trametes hirsuta

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hairy Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hairy 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.

Hairy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway