Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Silkrubber

Andrena humilis compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Andrena	Funtumia
Species	Andrena humilis	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.