Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Rusty Crust

Andrena humilis compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Rusty Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Andrenidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Skeletocutis
Species	Andrena humilis	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rusty Crust
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.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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