Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Rattan

Andrena humilis compared with Calamus deerratus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Rattan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rattan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Andrenidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Andrena	Calamus
Species	Andrena humilis	Calamus deerratus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Rattan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rattan
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.

Rattan

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

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.