Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Himalayan indigo

Andrena humilis compared with Indigofera heterantha

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Himalayan indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Himalayan indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Indigofera
Species	Andrena humilis	Indigofera heterantha

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Himalayan indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Himalayan indigo
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.

Himalayan indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.