Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mountain Brittlegill

Andrena humilis compared with Russula pallescens

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mountain Brittlegill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Andrenidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Russula
Species	Andrena humilis	Russula pallescens

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mountain Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Brittlegill
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.

Mountain Brittlegill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.