Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Texas persimmon

Andrena humilis compared with Diospyros texana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Texas persimmon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Texas persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Andrena	Diospyros
Species	Andrena humilis	Diospyros texana

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Texas persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Texas persimmon
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.

Texas persimmon

Habitat

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

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.