Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Orange cestrum

Andrena humilis compared with Cestrum aurantiacum

Key Differences

  • Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Orange cestrum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buff-tailed Mining Bee Orange cestrum
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Andrenidae Solanaceae
Genus Andrena Cestrum
Species Andrena humilis Cestrum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Orange cestrum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buff-tailed Mining Bee Orange cestrum
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 cestrum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Indonesia), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Orange cestrum

No description available.

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