Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Orange-ball-tree

Andrena humilis compared with Buddleja globosa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Orange-ball-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Orange-ball-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Buddleja
Species	Andrena humilis	Buddleja globosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Orange-ball-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Orange-ball-tree
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.

Orange-ball-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway