Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hluhluwe Climber

Andrena humilis compared with Dalbergia armata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hluhluwe Climber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hluhluwe Climber
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	Dalbergia
Species	Andrena humilis	Dalbergia armata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hluhluwe Climber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hluhluwe Climber
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.

Hluhluwe Climber

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.