Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pigeonpea

Andrena humilis compared with Cajanus cajan

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pigeonpea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cajanus
Species	Andrena humilis	Cajanus cajan

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pigeonpea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pigeonpea
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.

Pigeonpea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.