Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs rock hakea

Andrena humilis compared with Hakea gibbosa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while rock hakea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	rock hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Andrenidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Andrena	Hakea
Species	Andrena humilis	Hakea gibbosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

rock hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	rock hakea
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.

rock hakea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Eswatini, New Zealand, and South Africa.

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.