Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hornbeam Maple

Andrena humilis compared with Acer carpinifolium

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hornbeam Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hornbeam Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Andrenidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Andrena	Acer
Species	Andrena humilis	Acer carpinifolium

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hornbeam Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hornbeam Maple
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.

Hornbeam Maple

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.