Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Karabaghian Psephellus

Andrena humilis compared with Psephellus karabaghensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Karabaghian Psephellus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Karabaghian Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Psephellus
Species	Andrena humilis	Psephellus karabaghensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Karabaghian Psephellus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Karabaghian Psephellus
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.

Karabaghian Psephellus

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.