Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Red melastome

Andrena humilis compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Andrena	Melastoma
Species	Andrena humilis	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Red melastome
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 melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.