Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Oriental alder

Andrena humilis compared with Alnus orientalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Oriental alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Andrenidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Alnus
Species	Andrena humilis	Alnus orientalis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Oriental alder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Oriental alder
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.

Oriental alder

Habitat

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

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.