Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Shore Dock

Andrena humilis compared with Rumex rupestris

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Shore Dock is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Shore Dock
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	Polygonaceae
Genus	Andrena	Rumex
Species	Andrena humilis	Rumex rupestris

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Shore Dock

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Shore Dock
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.

Shore Dock

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.