Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Strangler Fig

Andrena humilis compared with Ficus citrifolia

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Strangler Fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Strangler Fig
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	Moraceae
Genus	Andrena	Ficus
Species	Andrena humilis	Ficus citrifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Strangler Fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Strangler Fig
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.

Strangler Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.