Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs snow pear

Andrena humilis compared with Pyrus nivalis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while snow pear is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	snow pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Pyrus
Species	Andrena humilis	Pyrus nivalis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

snow pear

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	snow pear
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.

snow pear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic and France.

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.