Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs little-tree willow

Andrena humilis compared with Salix arbusculoides

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while little-tree willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	little-tree willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Salix
Species	Andrena humilis	Salix arbusculoides

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

little-tree willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	little-tree willow
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.

little-tree willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, Norway, and Poland.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway