Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Laurel

Andrena humilis compared with Ocotea contrerasii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Laurel is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Andrena	Ocotea
Species	Andrena humilis	Ocotea contrerasii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Laurel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Laurel
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.

Laurel

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.