Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs High mallow

Andrena humilis compared with Malva sylvestris

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while High mallow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee High mallow
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Andrenidae Malvaceae
Genus Andrena Malva
Species Andrena humilis Malva sylvestris

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

High mallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee High mallow
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.

High mallow

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

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.

High mallow

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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