Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Silk tree

Andrena humilis compared with Albizia niopoides

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Silk tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silk tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Albizia
Species	Andrena humilis	Albizia niopoides

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Silk tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silk tree
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.

Silk tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.