Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Panhandle Prickly-pear

Andrena humilis compared with Opuntia polyacantha

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Panhandle Prickly-pear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Panhandle Prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Andrena	Opuntia
Species	Andrena humilis	Opuntia polyacantha

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Panhandle Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Panhandle Prickly-pear
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.

Panhandle Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Czech Republic.

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.