Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Macaronesian Laurel

Andrena humilis compared with Laurus azorica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Macaronesian Laurel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Macaronesian Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Andrena	Laurus
Species	Andrena humilis	Laurus azorica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Macaronesian Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Macaronesian Laurel
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.

Macaronesian Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.