Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Heather

Andrena humilis compared with Limonium bahamense

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Heather is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Plumbaginaceae
Genus	Andrena	Limonium
Species	Andrena humilis	Limonium bahamense

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Heather

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Heather
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.

Heather

Habitat

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

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.