Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Kowmung Hakea

Andrena humilis compared with Hakea dohertyi

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Kowmung Hakea is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Kowmung Hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Andrenidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Andrena	Hakea
Species	Andrena humilis	Hakea dohertyi

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Kowmung Hakea

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Kowmung Hakea
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.

Kowmung Hakea

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.