Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Maui's paddle

Andrena humilis compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Andrena	Elaphoglossum
Species	Andrena humilis	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.