Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hog Plum

Andrena humilis compared with Prunus hortulana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hog Plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hog Plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Andrena humilis	Prunus hortulana

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hog Plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hog Plum
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.

Hog Plum

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.