Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mérida Nightshade

Andrena humilis compared with Solanum ripense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mérida Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Andrenidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Andrena	Solanum
Species	Andrena humilis	Solanum ripense

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mérida Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mérida Nightshade
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.

Mérida Nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.