Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Lindley's saltbush

Andrena humilis compared with Atriplex lindleyi

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Lindley's saltbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lindley's saltbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Andrena	Atriplex
Species	Andrena humilis	Atriplex lindleyi

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Lindley's saltbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lindley's saltbush
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.

Lindley's saltbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Namibia, South Africa, Spain, and United States.

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.