Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Nutmeg

Andrena humilis compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Myristica
Species	Andrena humilis	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nutmeg
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.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (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.