Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Red Hamburger Bean

Andrena humilis compared with Mucuna urens

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Red Hamburger Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red Hamburger Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Mucuna
Species	Andrena humilis	Mucuna urens

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Red Hamburger Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red Hamburger Bean
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 Hamburger Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.