Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Huron Serviceberry

Andrena humilis compared with Amelanchier sanguinea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Huron Serviceberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Huron Serviceberry
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	Amelanchier
Species	Andrena humilis	Amelanchier sanguinea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Huron Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Huron Serviceberry
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.

Huron Serviceberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.