Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs southern elder

Andrena humilis compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Andrenidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sambucus
Species	Andrena humilis	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.