Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Spurge

Andrena humilis compared with Homalanthus populneus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Homalanthus
Species	Andrena humilis	Homalanthus populneus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Spurge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Spurge
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.

Spurge

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.