Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Herero aloe

Andrena humilis compared with Aloe hereroensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Herero aloe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Herero aloe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Andrena	Aloe
Species	Andrena humilis	Aloe hereroensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Herero aloe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Herero aloe
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.

Herero aloe

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.