Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Rarotonga Cyrtandra

Andrena humilis compared with Cyrtandra rarotongensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Rarotonga Cyrtandra is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rarotonga Cyrtandra
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	Gesneriaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cyrtandra
Species	Andrena humilis	Cyrtandra rarotongensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Rarotonga Cyrtandra

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rarotonga Cyrtandra
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.

Rarotonga Cyrtandra

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.