Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Redflower gum

Andrena humilis compared with Corymbia ficifolia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Redflower gum is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Redflower gum
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	Myrtaceae
Genus	Andrena	Corymbia
Species	Andrena humilis	Corymbia ficifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Redflower gum

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Redflower gum
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.

Redflower gum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (India), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.