Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs island mallow

Andrena humilis compared with Malva assurgentiflora

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while island mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	island mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Malva
Species	Andrena humilis	Malva assurgentiflora

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

island mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	island mallow
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.

island mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Chile, Colombia, and South Africa.

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.