Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mountain Guava

Andrena humilis compared with Psidium amplexicaule

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Guava
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Andrena	Psidium
Species	Andrena humilis	Psidium amplexicaule

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mountain Guava

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Guava
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 Guava

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.