Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Key West heliotrope

Andrena humilis compared with Euploca fruticosa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Key West heliotrope is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Key West heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Andrenidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Euploca
Species	Andrena humilis	Euploca fruticosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Key West heliotrope

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Key West heliotrope
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.

Key West heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Cuba.

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.