Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs ledgerbark

Andrena humilis compared with Cinchona calisaya

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	ledgerbark
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	Rubiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cinchona
Species	Andrena humilis	Cinchona calisaya

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

ledgerbark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	ledgerbark
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.

ledgerbark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, and Taiwan.

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.