Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Jumping cholla

Andrena humilis compared with Cylindropuntia fulgida

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Jumping cholla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Jumping cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cylindropuntia
Species	Andrena humilis	Cylindropuntia fulgida

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Jumping cholla
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.

Jumping cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

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.