Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Maltese Toadflax

Andrena humilis compared with Linaria pseudolaxiflora

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Maltese Toadflax is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Maltese Toadflax
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Andrenidae	Fringillidae
Genus	Andrena	Linaria
Species	Andrena humilis	Linaria pseudolaxiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Maltese Toadflax share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Maltese Toadflax

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Maltese Toadflax
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.

Maltese Toadflax

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.