Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Root Rot

Andrena humilis compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Root Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Andrenidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Heterobasidion
Species	Andrena humilis	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Root Rot
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.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway