Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Smooth Winterberry

Andrena humilis compared with Ilex laevigata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ilex
Species	Andrena humilis	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Smooth Winterberry
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.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.