Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Love Apple

Andrena humilis compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Love Apple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Liliales (Liliales)
Family Andrenidae Melanthiaceae
Genus Andrena Paris
Species Andrena humilis Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Love Apple
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.

Love Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Love Apple

No description available.

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