Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Lagos-rubber

Andrena humilis compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Andrena	Funtumia
Species	Andrena humilis	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lagos-rubber
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.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.