Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs magentaspreen

Andrena humilis compared with Chenopodium giganteum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while magentaspreen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	magentaspreen
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	Chenopodium
Species	Andrena humilis	Chenopodium giganteum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

magentaspreen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	magentaspreen
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.

magentaspreen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (China, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden