Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ipot Palm

Andrena humilis compared with Areca ipot

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ipot Palm is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ipot Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Andrenidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Andrena	Areca
Species	Andrena humilis	Areca ipot

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ipot Palm

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ipot Palm
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.

Ipot Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.