Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mountain Cup

Andrena humilis compared with Geopora arenosa

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mountain Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Andrenidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Andrena	Geopora
Species	Andrena humilis	Geopora arenosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mountain Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Cup
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 Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.