Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pith Plant

Andrena humilis compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pith Plant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pith Plant
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Andrena humilis	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pith Plant
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.

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.

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.