Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Leopard Spotted Bulbophyllum

Andrena humilis compared with Bulbophyllum leopardinum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Leopard Spotted Bulbophyllum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Leopard Spotted Bulbophyllum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Bulbophyllum
Species	Andrena humilis	Bulbophyllum leopardinum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Leopard Spotted Bulbophyllum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Leopard Spotted Bulbophyllum
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.

Leopard Spotted Bulbophyllum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.