Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Prostrate wild petunia

Andrena humilis compared with Ruellia prostrata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Prostrate wild petunia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Prostrate wild petunia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ruellia
Species	Andrena humilis	Ruellia prostrata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Prostrate wild petunia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Prostrate wild petunia
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.

Prostrate wild petunia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries).

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.