Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Silver Cadjeput

Andrena humilis compared with Melaleuca argentea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Silver Cadjeput is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silver Cadjeput
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Andrena	Melaleuca
Species	Andrena humilis	Melaleuca argentea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Silver Cadjeput

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silver Cadjeput
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.

Silver Cadjeput

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.