Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs The Miller

Andrena humilis compared with Clitopilus prunulus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while The Miller is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	The Miller
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	Entolomataceae
Genus	Andrena	Clitopilus
Species	Andrena humilis	Clitopilus prunulus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

The Miller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	The Miller
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.

The Miller

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden