Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Lamb'S-Ear

Andrena humilis compared with Stachys byzantina

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Lamb'S-Ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Lamb'S-Ear
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Andrenidae Lamiaceae
Genus Andrena Stachys
Species Andrena humilis Stachys byzantina

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Lamb'S-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Lamb'S-Ear
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.

Lamb'S-Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iran), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Lamb'S-Ear

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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