Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs sheathed cholla

Andrena humilis compared with Cylindropuntia tunicata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while sheathed cholla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	sheathed cholla
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	Cylindropuntia
Species	Andrena humilis	Cylindropuntia tunicata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

sheathed cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	sheathed cholla
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.

sheathed cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Chile, Colombia, Italy, and South Africa.

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.