Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hazel Bracket

Andrena humilis compared with Skeletocutis semipileata

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hazel Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hazel 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	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Skeletocutis
Species	Andrena humilis	Skeletocutis semipileata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hazel 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.

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.