Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ruby Bolete

Andrena humilis compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ruby Bolete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Andrenidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Andrena	Hortiboletus
Species	Andrena humilis	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ruby Bolete
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.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden