Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Intermediate Periwinkle

Andrena humilis compared with Vinca difformis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Intermediate Periwinkle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Intermediate Periwinkle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Andrena	Vinca
Species	Andrena humilis	Vinca difformis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Intermediate Periwinkle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Intermediate Periwinkle
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.

Intermediate Periwinkle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium