Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Luchu Pine

Andrena humilis compared with Pinus luchuensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Luchu Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Luchu Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Andrena	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Andrena humilis	Pinus luchuensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Luchu Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Luchu Pine
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.

Luchu Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.