Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hollyleaf Cherry

Andrena humilis compared with Prunus ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hollyleaf Cherry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hollyleaf Cherry
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 ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hollyleaf Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hollyleaf Cherry
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.

Hollyleaf Cherry

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.