Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs lignum vitae

Andrena humilis compared with Guaiacum officinale

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while lignum vitae is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	lignum vitae
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Guaiacum
Species	Andrena humilis	Guaiacum officinale

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

lignum vitae

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	lignum vitae
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.

lignum vitae

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.