Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Kermadec Poplar

Andrena humilis compared with Homalanthus polyandrus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Kermadec Poplar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Kermadec Poplar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Homalanthus
Species	Andrena humilis	Homalanthus polyandrus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Kermadec Poplar

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Kermadec Poplar
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.

Kermadec Poplar

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.