Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sardinian Currant

Andrena humilis compared with Ribes sardoum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sardinian Currant is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sardinian Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Andrenidae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ribes
Species	Andrena humilis	Ribes sardoum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sardinian Currant

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sardinian Currant
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.

Sardinian Currant

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.