Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs medlar

Andrena humilis compared with Vangueria infausta

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while medlar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	medlar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Vangueria
Species	Andrena humilis	Vangueria infausta

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

medlar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	medlar
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.

medlar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Seychelles.

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.