Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs May River Red

Andrena humilis compared with Dendrobium lasianthera

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while May River Red is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	May River Red
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Dendrobium
Species	Andrena humilis	Dendrobium lasianthera

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	May River Red
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.

May River Red

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.