Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Least snoutbean

Andrena humilis compared with Rhynchosia minima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Least snoutbean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Andrenidae Fabaceae
Genus Andrena Rhynchosia
Species Andrena humilis Rhynchosia minima

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Least snoutbean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Least snoutbean
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.

Least snoutbean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.

Least snoutbean

No description available.

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