Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Himalayan Peony

Andrena humilis compared with Paeonia emodi

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Himalayan Peony is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Himalayan Peony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Andrenidae	Paeoniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Paeonia
Species	Andrena humilis	Paeonia emodi

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Himalayan Peony

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Himalayan Peony
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 Peony

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.