Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pratt apple

Andrena humilis compared with Malus prattii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pratt apple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pratt apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Malus
Species	Andrena humilis	Malus prattii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pratt apple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pratt apple
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.

Pratt apple

Habitat

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

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.