Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mt Spurgeon Black Pine

Andrena humilis compared with Prumnopitys ladei

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mt Spurgeon Black Pine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mt Spurgeon Black Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Andrena	Prumnopitys
Species	Andrena humilis	Prumnopitys ladei

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mt Spurgeon Black Pine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mt Spurgeon Black Pine
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 Spurgeon Black Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.