Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sweet crab apple

Andrena humilis compared with Malus coronaria

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sweet crab apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sweet crab apple
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	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Malus
Species	Andrena humilis	Malus coronaria

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sweet crab apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sweet crab apple
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.

Sweet crab apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.