Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Taiwan flowering cherry

Andrena humilis compared with Prunus campanulata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Taiwan flowering cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Taiwan flowering cherry
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	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Andrena humilis	Prunus campanulata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Taiwan flowering cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Taiwan flowering cherry
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.

Taiwan flowering cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden