Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Libyan Strawberry Tree

Andrena humilis compared with Arbutus pavarii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Libyan Strawberry Tree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Libyan Strawberry Tree
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	Arbutus
Species	Andrena humilis	Arbutus pavarii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Libyan Strawberry Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Libyan Strawberry Tree
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.

Libyan Strawberry Tree

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.