Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Thatch Palm

Andrena humilis compared with Coccothrinax inaguensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Thatch Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Thatch Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Andrenidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Andrena	Coccothrinax
Species	Andrena humilis	Coccothrinax inaguensis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Thatch Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Thatch Palm
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.

Thatch Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.