Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Scrub Gall Oak

Andrena humilis compared with Quercus lusitanica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Scrub Gall Oak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scrub Gall Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Andrenidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Andrena	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Andrena humilis	Quercus lusitanica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Scrub Gall Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scrub Gall Oak
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.

Scrub Gall Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.