Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hedgehog gourd

Andrena humilis compared with Cucumis dipsaceus

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hedgehog gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hedgehog gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cucumis
Species	Andrena humilis	Cucumis dipsaceus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hedgehog gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hedgehog gourd
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.

Hedgehog gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Sweden), North America (4 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.