Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Slingshot

Andrena humilis compared with Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Slingshot
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	Tabernaemontana
Species	Andrena humilis	Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Slingshot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Slingshot
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.

Slingshot

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.