Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mountain Masdevallia

Andrena humilis compared with Masdevallia oreas

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mountain Masdevallia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Masdevallia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Masdevallia
Species	Andrena humilis	Masdevallia oreas

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mountain Masdevallia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Masdevallia
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 Masdevallia

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.