Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs serpent cactus

Andrena humilis compared with Peniocereus serpentinus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while serpent cactus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	serpent cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Andrena	Peniocereus
Species	Andrena humilis	Peniocereus serpentinus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

serpent cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	serpent cactus
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.

serpent cactus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, and Zambia.

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.