Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Jack Bean

Andrena humilis compared with Canavalia pubescens

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Jack Bean is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Jack Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Canavalia
Species	Andrena humilis	Canavalia pubescens

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Jack Bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Jack Bean
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.

Jack Bean

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.