Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mt. atlas mastic tree

Andrena humilis compared with Pistacia atlantica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mt. atlas mastic tree is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mt. atlas mastic tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Andrenidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Pistacia
Species	Andrena humilis	Pistacia atlantica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mt. atlas mastic tree

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mt. atlas mastic tree
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.

Mt. atlas mastic tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.