Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs native yellow hibiscus

Andrena humilis compared with Hibiscus brackenridgei

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while native yellow hibiscus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	native yellow hibiscus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Hibiscus
Species	Andrena humilis	Hibiscus brackenridgei

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

native yellow hibiscus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	native yellow hibiscus
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 yellow hibiscus

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.