Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Santa Barbara ceanothus

Andrena humilis compared with Ceanothus impressus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Santa Barbara ceanothus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Santa Barbara ceanothus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ceanothus
Species	Andrena humilis	Ceanothus impressus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Santa Barbara ceanothus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Santa Barbara ceanothus
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.

Santa Barbara ceanothus

Habitat

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

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.