Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs New Guinea Creeper

Andrena humilis compared with Mucuna bennettii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while New Guinea Creeper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	New Guinea Creeper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Mucuna
Species	Andrena humilis	Mucuna bennettii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

New Guinea Creeper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	New Guinea Creeper
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.

New Guinea Creeper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.