Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Holywood

Andrena humilis compared with Guaiacum sanctum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Holywood is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Holywood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Guaiacum
Species	Andrena humilis	Guaiacum sanctum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Holywood

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Holywood
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.

Holywood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.