Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Silvertop Stringybark

Andrena humilis compared with Eucalyptus laevopinea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Silvertop Stringybark is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silvertop Stringybark
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	Eucalyptus
Species	Andrena humilis	Eucalyptus laevopinea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Silvertop Stringybark

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silvertop Stringybark
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.

Silvertop Stringybark

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.