Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sweet Greyling

Andrena humilis compared with Tephrocybe osmophora

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sweet Greyling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sweet Greyling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Andrenidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tephrocybe
Species	Andrena humilis	Tephrocybe osmophora

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sweet Greyling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sweet Greyling
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 Greyling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway