Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hairy sensitive pea

Andrena humilis compared with Chamaecrista pilosa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hairy sensitive pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hairy sensitive pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Chamaecrista
Species	Andrena humilis	Chamaecrista pilosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hairy sensitive pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hairy sensitive pea
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 sensitive pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.