Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs quiver tree

Andrena humilis compared with Aloidendron dichotomum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while quiver tree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	quiver tree
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	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Andrena	Aloidendron
Species	Andrena humilis	Aloidendron dichotomum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

quiver tree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	quiver tree
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.

quiver tree

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.