Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pouch Cup

Andrena humilis compared with Peziza saccardoana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pouch Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pouch Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Andrenidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Andrena	Peziza
Species	Andrena humilis	Peziza saccardoana

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pouch Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pouch Cup
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.

Pouch Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway