Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs heart-leaf silver gum

Andrena humilis compared with Eucalyptus cordata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while heart-leaf silver gum is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	heart-leaf silver gum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Andrena	Eucalyptus
Species	Andrena humilis	Eucalyptus cordata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

heart-leaf silver gum

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	heart-leaf silver gum
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.

heart-leaf silver gum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.