Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tepuí Graytwig

Andrena humilis compared with Schoepfia tepuiensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tepuí Graytwig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tepuí Graytwig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Andrenidae	Schoepfiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Schoepfia
Species	Andrena humilis	Schoepfia tepuiensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tepuí Graytwig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tepuí Graytwig
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.

Tepuí Graytwig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.