Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pale Bramble

Andrena humilis compared with Rubus pallidus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pale Bramble is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pale Bramble
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Rubus
Species	Andrena humilis	Rubus pallidus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pale Bramble

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pale Bramble
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.

Pale Bramble

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden