Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Manambe Palm

Andrena humilis compared with Dypsis decipiens

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Manambe Palm is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Manambe Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Andrenidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Andrena	Dypsis
Species	Andrena humilis	Dypsis decipiens

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Manambe Palm

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Manambe Palm
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.

Manambe Palm

Habitat

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

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.