Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Native Walnut

Andrena humilis compared with Endiandra limnophila

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Native Walnut is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Native Walnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Andrena	Endiandra
Species	Andrena humilis	Endiandra limnophila

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Native Walnut

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Native Walnut
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.

Native Walnut

Habitat

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

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.