Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Snow Protea

Andrena humilis compared with Protea cryophila

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Snow Protea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Snow Protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Andrenidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Andrena	Protea
Species	Andrena humilis	Protea cryophila

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Snow Protea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Snow Protea
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 Protea

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.