Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ridged Tooth

Andrena humilis compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Andrenidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Andrena	Hydnellum
Species	Andrena humilis	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ridged Tooth
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.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden