Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Lapland Azalea

Andrena humilis compared with Rhododendron lapponicum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Lapland Azalea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lapland Azalea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Andrena	Rhododendron
Species	Andrena humilis	Rhododendron lapponicum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Lapland Azalea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lapland Azalea
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.

Lapland Azalea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden