Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Horned Fig

Andrena humilis compared with Ficus cereicarpa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Horned Fig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Horned Fig
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	Moraceae
Genus	Andrena	Ficus
Species	Andrena humilis	Ficus cereicarpa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Horned Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Horned Fig
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.

Horned Fig

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.