Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs rough-leaf hydrangea

Andrena humilis compared with Hydrangea aspera

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while rough-leaf hydrangea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	rough-leaf hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Andrenidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Andrena	Hydrangea
Species	Andrena humilis	Hydrangea aspera

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

rough-leaf hydrangea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	rough-leaf hydrangea
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.

rough-leaf hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.