Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ponytail Palm

Andrena humilis compared with Beaucarnea gracilis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ponytail Palm is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ponytail Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Andrena	Beaucarnea
Species	Andrena humilis	Beaucarnea gracilis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ponytail Palm

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ponytail Palm
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.

Ponytail Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.