Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Stinging Tree

Andrena humilis compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Stinging Tree
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	Urticaceae
Genus	Andrena	Dendrocnide
Species	Andrena humilis	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Stinging Tree
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.

Stinging Tree

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.