Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Red ash

Andrena humilis compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red ash
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	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Andrena	Alphitonia
Species	Andrena humilis	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red ash
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.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.