Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Swiss willow

Andrena humilis compared with Salix helvetica

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Swiss willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Swiss willow
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	Salicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Salix
Species	Andrena humilis	Salix helvetica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Swiss willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Swiss willow
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.

Swiss willow

Habitat

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

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.