Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tear Dropper

Andrena humilis compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tear Dropper
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	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Andrena humilis	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.