Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Philippine Cedar

Andrena humilis compared with Toona calantas

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Philippine Cedar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Philippine Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Andrenidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Toona
Species	Andrena humilis	Toona calantas

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Philippine Cedar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Philippine Cedar
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.

Philippine Cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.