Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Parasol leaf tree

Andrena humilis compared with Macaranga tanarius

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Parasol leaf tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Parasol leaf tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Macaranga
Species	Andrena humilis	Macaranga tanarius

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Parasol leaf tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Parasol leaf 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.

Parasol leaf tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, and United States.

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.